The roaring twenties was a time when
the entire sports world blew up into the major worldwide business. Baseball was
one sport that really profited (67) the big country’s
nationwide sporting (68) , and baseball became one of the
most popular sporting events to (69) . Not only was it a game
played by adults but it was (70) a family event that the
(71) family could go to. By the beginning of the decade baseball
had its first (72) when George Herman Ruth was traded from
the Boston Red Sox (73) the New York Yankees for $ 125,000.
The game was more than a game, since it became a business. It was the
(74) of the superstar, and players were making a living of being
a (75) baseball player. Babe Ruth was more than a player,
while he became an idol that was more (76) than the President
of the United States. Other superstar players also came into view (77)
with Ruth in the twenties, such as Joe Jackson. They became names that
were (78) in households nationwide, and became heroes for
young children to (79) and play after. The 1927 Yankees known
as one of the best baseball teams ever is still (80) as one
of the best teams ever (81) . Babe Ruth’s impact on the game
of baseball was almost as enormous as his home runs. When Ruth (82)
the league it was in its fragile (83) . Ruth was
one of the popular stars, (84) he was different from most
stars of the league, for he (85) the fans over with his
charismatic lifestyle. Ruth’s play on the (86) was also
remarkable.