Babe Ruth One Of Baseball's Greatest Book Summary

Babe Ruth: One of Baseball’s Greatest by Guernsey Van Riper, Jr., is about how the great baseball player came to be. It starts when George Ruth is around eight years old, and must be sent to St. Mary’s Boarding School when his mother becomes too ill to raise him. There he learns to play baseball, starting with playing the position of catcher. Even though it was very first time playing, he did better than most of the other boys. They were astounded by how good he was. He was too. This book tells about his experiences at the school, playing baseball with his classmates, and when he began his famous career in the professional baseball league, and when and why he got the nickname, Babe Ruth. I decided to read this book because I have always admired Babe Ruth’s pitching, and I enjoy watching old baseball tapes of him. Baseball and softball are my two favorite sports, and I feel he represents them. I wanted to learn about what got him to be interested in playing, and what motivated him to keep playing, even when he would get in trouble with some other boys at school while playing. I knew some things about his baseball career, however, I didn’t know all of the details that led him to his passion. …show more content…
Guernsey Van Riper Jr., the first one would be this: what made you decide to write this book? Do you have any connections with Babe Ruth or anything that has to do with him. This question is important because it asks about any of the author’s experiences that made him decide to write the book. Was it just an interest to give readers some knowledge, or did a relative know him and gave some information to the author? The second one would be: if you were to, what other baseball players would you write about? This would be interesting to know who the author also has been curious