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"Take Me Out to the Ball Game": The First Century of Baseball's Enduring Anthem
Andy Strasberg
,
Bob Thompson
,
Andy Wiles
Category:
Entertainment
Published:
July 2008
The Chicago Cubs were reigning world champions; John McGraw was in the early stages of his three-decades-long stint as manager of the New York Giants; Teddy Roosevelt occupied the White House; and the national pastime had a new song to call its own.