Verral, Charles Spain, — Babe Ruth Sultan of Swat.

Champaign, IL, Garrard Pub Co, (1976). G in G DJ ex-library. A poor homely kid who was always in trouble, Babe grew up in St. Mary's Industrial School in Baltimore where he learned to. play baseball. As a pitcher he won 92 games but the Boston Red Sox manager converted him to an outfielder so he could bat every day.