I wrote a few days ago about the 1902 Rose Bowl and how it was viewed for nearly forty years as a one-off game, unconnected to the Rose Bowl contests that began in 1916. Before and after 1916, football teams from northern climes periodically traveled to fair-weather locations for a game or three over the holidays. These games began when Chicago visited the West Coast in 1894, continued with a Yale Consolidated team going South in 1896, and through to the
Ruth's longest home run was 575 feet. Lindbergh's flight was 3,600 miles, thought I understand he could never hit the curveball.
Great post! Babe Ruth's record held up longer than Lucky Lindy's...just sayin'!