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Country Gentleman Magazine
September, 1945
Picking Tomatoes
Roy Acuff was called the King of Country Music, and for more than 60 years he lived up to that title. If any performer embodied country music, it was Roy Acuff. Throughout his career, Acuff was a champion for traditional country values, enforcing his beliefs as a performer, a music publisher, and as the Grand Master of the Grand Ole Opry. Acuff was the first country music superstar after the death of Jimmie Rodgers, pioneering an influential vocal style that complemented the spare, simple songs he was performing.
Greatest 45 minutes ever in sports
It still looks like a misprint.
Four world records in three-quarters of an hour. Not 45 weeks or 45 days but 45 minutes. In May of 1935 at the Big Ten Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich., Jesse Owens didn’t rewrite the record book – he tore it up.
In less than an hour, the 21-year-old Ohio State sophomore tied the world record in the 100-yard dash and then set the world record in the long jump, the 220-yard dash and the 220 low hurdles.
Happy 100th Birthday to Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is the second-oldest ballpark in the majors behind Boston’s Fenway Park (1912).
The Friendly Confines has been the site of such historic moments as:
- Babe Ruth’s “called shot,” when Ruth allegedly pointed to a bleacher location during Game 3 of the 1932 World Series … Ruth then hit Charlie Root’s next pitch for a homer.
- Gabby Hartnett’s famous “Homer in the Gloamin’ ” September 28, 1938, vs. Pittsburgh’s Mace Brown.
- The great May 2, 1917, pitching duel between Jim “Hippo” Vaughn and the Reds’ Fred Toney … both Vaughn and Toney threw no-hitters for 9.0 innings before Cincinnati’s Jim Thorpe (of Olympic fame) drove in the only run in the 10th inning … Toney finished with a no-hitter.
- Ernie Banks’ 500th career home run May 12, 1970, vs. Atlanta’s Pat Jarvis.
- Pete Rose’s 4,191st career hit, which tied him with Ty Cobb for the most hits in baseball history … Rose singled off Reggie Patterson September 8, 1985.
- Kerry Wood’s 20-strikeout affair in 1998.
- Sammy Sosa’s 60th home runs in 1998, 1999 and 2001.
- the 1947, 1962 and 1990 All-Star Games.
Country Bar
On this day, August 14 in 1873, “Field & Stream” begins publishing.
On this day in 1935 Jesse Owens set 3 World Records and tied another in what is called the Greatest 45 Minutes Ever In Sports.
It still looks like a misprint.
Four world records in three-quarters of an hour. Not 45 weeks or 45 days but 45 minutes.
Eighty years ago on May 25th, at the 1935 Big Ten Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich., Jesse Owens didn’t rewrite the record book – he tore it up.
In less than an hour, the 21-year-old Ohio State sophomore tied the world record in the 100-yard dash and then set the world record in the long jump, the 220-yard dash and the 220 low hurdles.
Field & Stream March 1941
October 28, 1905 Ohio State vs Case Western Reserve (tie ball game 0 - 0) at Ohio Field.