0012 - The Babe Ruth Collection - Bobby Lee - 32-22 - 14m11s (19

Way for all with Babe Ruth, all with the Navy. The United States Navy brings you the adventures of Babe Ruth. And here to tell you about the immortal babe is the man who knew him so well.

His piled of popular sports reporter Steve Martin. When the big fellow ambled out to the mound to pitch batting practice one day, nobody suspected that he intended to catch a rat and save a brilliant young catcher from the penitentiary.

But that's just what he did. What he did will bring you the exciting story in just a moment but first a brief but important message from Jackson Beck coming back right Steve I just want to say a word about Navy officers fine Jackson what's the word about Navy officers well I think they're a fine group of men well yes and they're leaders

they're taught to be their solid citizens well thanks Jack but what I'm trying to say Steve is that young fellows with college degrees ought to think very seriously of the Navy as a career and I don't care what kind of degree they have There is a great and important place in the Navy for young doctors, for instance, for mechanical and chemical and electronic and civil engineers.

There is a Navy career awaiting psychologists and physicists and lawyers. And I don't know any life that could be more pleasant than that of a Navy officer. You've got something there, all right, Jack. A Navy officer has social acceptance in the highest circles.

He has a guaranteed income that's certainly equal to anything he could make in civilian life. He has good housing and complete and expert medical care for himself and all his family. family, and what's most important, he has a very real financial security.