by Rich Watson
The Yankees were not always the perennial powerhouse we think of today. It wasn’t until the acquisition of Babe Ruth in 1920 that their fortunes began to turn around—a deal set in motion by their owner at the time, brewer Jacob Ruppert.
Ruppert is a pivotal character in the historical fiction novel Bachelor Girl by Kim van Alkemade, a book set in the post-World War One period. The Yankees still played in the Polo Grounds, Ruth was a pitcher for the Red Sox, and Prohibition was the new law of the land.
The centerpiece, however, is a fictitious, unusual love story uniting the woman Ruppert would one day name his successor as Yankees owner with a secretary who lives a double life as a gay man.
You mentioned that construction began in 1922. That was the year that YVONNE DECARLO and AVA GARDNER were born. The ballpark opened in 1923. That was the year that country singer HANK WILLIAMS was born. Also JAMES ARNESS, the star of the long-running western GUNSMOKE(1955-75). My three favorite westerns are GUNSMOKE, BONANZA and THE BIG VALLEY. Do you know these shows? Are you a fan of westerns?
ReplyDeleteMy father was a huge BONANZA fan; it was often on in repeats in our house growing up. I am a big Barbara Stanwyck fan; I wrote about BIG VALLEY at my old film blog. Don’t know much about GUNSMOKE but I know it began in radio and enjoyed a very long life on TV.
ReplyDeleteTwo guest stars from THE BIG VALLEY recently passed away-GAVIN MacLEOD and ARLENE GOLONKA. CLASSIC TV FAN
ReplyDeleteGAVIN is best known for THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW and THE LOVE BOAT. ARLENE did two eps of MTM and two of LOVE BOAT. She is best known as MILLIE on two eps of THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW and then she was a regular on MAYBERRY RFD (1968-71). I am a fan of Gavin and Arlene. I am a big fan of THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW(especially the black and white ones.) CLASSIC TV FAN
ReplyDeleteI only know him from THE LOVE BOAT.
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