The “Babe” and Lou: Memories and New Jersey Exploits

Schenk Lodge at House of the Good Shepherd 798 Willow Grove St., Hackettstown

George Herman “Babe” Ruth hunted, fished, and celebrated in Northern New Jersey; he barnstormed with his fellow Yankee and German American Ludwig Heinrich “Lou” Gehrig all over the world. Ruth introduced baseball to Japan and was a supporter of the Negro Leagues, a connection which probably caused him to lose his future in baseball. He [...]