Michael O’Brien: “Almost a century ago, the baseball legend visited the St. Ann’s orphanage in present-day South Salt Lake. It was a heartfelt tribute to Ruth’s similar formative years in a Catholic school for boys.”
Ruth went to the orphanage unannounced on a school day, surprised the orphans in class and gave them a talk. A Jan. 29, 1927, Tribune news report said the“It was,” the story said, “a big day at the orphanage.”
Cancer afflicted Ruth in the last few years of his life. Before one serious surgery to treat the disease, Carey told the slugger, “They’re going to operate in the morning, Babe. Don’t you think you ought to put your house in order?” Ruth called for a Catholic priest and later penned the poignant letter first published after his death.
“I was listed as an incorrigible. I guess I was. Perhaps I would always have been but for Brother Matthias, the greatest man I have ever known.” Ruth’s mentor, Matthias Boutlier, a Xaverian brother and teacher at St. Mary’s, was respected for his strength and fairness. Brother Matthias noticed his natural talent and introduced Ruth to baseball.“Matthias was in charge of making boys behave and Ruth was one of the great natural misbehavers of all time,”wrote. “...
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