The parents and widow of Lou Gehrig were so concerned about the
potential desecration of his grave that they considered moving his
ashes to the Hall of Fame. Officials embraced the idea of creating
a mausoleum for baseball greats, but the idea was killed by Gehrigs
wifewhose cryptic remarks leave us wondering to this day about the
disposition of his remains. Kirsts essay on Gehrigs ashes and
numerous other essays are put together from dozens of personal
interviews with baseball characters.
Babe Dahlgren claims he was blacklisted for rumors of marijuana
use; Babe Ruth sends a note to a child stricken with polioa note
nearly lost when the family moved, and the first physical
confirmation obtained by the Hall of Fame of the sluggers legendary
kindness to children; a black cat is brought to the ballpark as a
gesture of contempt when Jackie Robinson plays against Syracuse, a
team he felt treated him as badly as any in the International
League. The collection contains new information about the father of
baseball card collecting, about a bat company whose accomplishments
were lost in baseball lore, and about the murder trial of the first
African American to play in the Major Leagues. Beautifully written,
filled with fresh facts and revelations, these essays will
appeal.
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