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Joshua Allen Rehn Outline #2 for Babe Ruth I. Introduction A. Legend of Babe Ruth 1. Brief impact of legend past 2. Brief impact of legend present B. Thesis- Babe Ruth was an American baseball player, was the sports all time champion, it’s greatest celebrity, and the most enduring legond. II. Body Sections A. Early Life 1. Born George Herman Ruth Jr. a) Born Feb 6 65 in Baltimore Maryland (30) b) Real name George Herman Ruth Jr. (15) 2. Parent owned saloon a) Father, George Sr. worked as a bartender (6) b) Mom’s name was Kate(6) c) Also had a sister whose name was Margret (2) d) Mom and Dad never had time to be around George Jr. (6) 3. Sent to St. Mary’s a) George Sr. sent Jr. to St. Mary’s Industrial School for boys (5) b) He also signed custody to the missionaries of the school. (5) c) St. Mary’s was both a reformatory and an orphanage that was surrounded by a wall similar to a prison with guards on duty. (5) d) 800 children went to St. Mary’s (5) 4. Learned to play baseball a) “to Ruth, Brother Matthias was not only a fielding, hitting and pitching coach he was ‘the father I needed’”(31) b) Ruth never forgot St. Mary’s and how it taught him so well. (31) B. Opening Season 1.