Early footage of Babe Ruth vs. Walter Johnson

Tom Shieber of the fascinating Baseball Researcher blog recently reviewed some footage from the University of South Carolina’s Moving Image Research Collections and found a gem of a clip from June 1, 1925.

Babe Ruth is easily recognizable, Walter Johnson less so without his three arms. Lou Gehrig makes a cameo over Ruth’s right shoulder starting at the 2:15 mark in the video below from last night’s Olbermann....