SIDEWAYS GLANCE BABE'S BABY OPENS UP THE FAMILY ALBUM.Byline: - Mike Morrow --The book: ``Major League Dad: A Daughter's Cherished Memories'' --The author: Julia Ruth Stevens with Bill Gilbert --The essential info: Triumph Books, 118 pages, $12.95 --The review: Babe Babe Paul Bunyan’s blue ox; straightens roads by pulling them. [Am. Lit.: Fisher, 270] See : Strength Ruth definitely was this little girl's daddy. Julia Ruth was adopted by Babe when her mother and the New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. outfielder were married in 1929, and she has put together an interesting collection of sentimental and humorous memories, glimpses into the private family life of Babe Ruth. But there are hints that life wasn't as pleasant as portrayed. Julia Ruth says Babe's own daughter, Dorothy, never had the type of relationship with her stepmother that she had with her stepfather step·fa·ther n. The husband of one's mother and not one's natural father. stepfather Noun a man who has married one's mother after the death or divorce of one's father Noun 1. . She never refers to Ruth as her stepfather, noting that she received a blood transfusion blood transfusion, transfer of blood from one person to another, or from one animal to another of the same species. Transfusions are performed to replace a substantial loss of blood and as supportive treatment in certain diseases and blood disorders. from him when she was a teen-ager ``and from that time on, I felt we were blood relatives, father and daughter, because I had some of his blood in me.'' Beside the expected notations (``The Best Father a Girl Could Ask For,'' ``Dancing With Daddy''), there are several (``A Family Feud This article is about the American game show. For other versions, see Family Feud around the world. For rivalries between families, see Feud. Family Feud With the Gehrigs,'' ``Daddy's Disappointment'') that provide more insight. A seven-year feud feud, formalized private warfare, especially between family groups. The blood feud (see vendetta) is characteristic of those societies in which central government either has not arisen or has decayed. apparently existed between the Ruth and Gehrig families, and the two players did not speak on the field until July 4, 1939, which was Lou Gehrig Day at Yankee Stadium • • [ . They hugged and the feud was over. Ruth, his daughter writes, was terribly disappointed that he never got to manage. In 1946, after being snubbed for the Yankees job, ``Daddy just sat down in our living room and cried.'' She also believes he didn't ``officially'' die of cancer but of a broken heart because of the perceived snub. The book has a pleasant collection of family photographs, many first-time releases to the public, and could be pushed aside as a little too sappy. ``It was such a lot of fun just to be with him.'' If nothing else, this book is fun. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (book: Major League Dad: A Daughter's Cherished Memories) |
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