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Introduction I am a baseball fan. I enjoyed learning about the Black Sox scandal and asked my school librarian about books on baseball history. She told me that one famous Yankee, Lou Gehrig, once lived in my town of Larchmont. I thought that was really neat and wanted to find out more. That is what started this project. I learned that Eleanor Gehrig kept a scrapbook for her husband. I decided to make my project look like her scrapbook might have looked.
The New York Times June 24, 1927
On The Base Path of Lou Gehrig
By Eleanor Twitchell-Gehrig (Grant Tucker)
Baseball Career
Gazebo Gazette The Newsletter of the Larchmont Historical Society May 2002
Ancestry.com
The New York Times, Jan. 28, 1928
The New York Times September 29, 1932
The New York Times March 18, 1934
My favorite article of all was “Big Lou Looks Back” because it told about Babe Ruth giving a taxi driver a 1,000 dollar bill to go to a fishing trip to fish and saying “Keep the change”. And the cab driver did.
Babe never saw the cab driver again.
After Baseball Career
The New York Times, July 5, 1939
The New York Times January 10, 1940
The New York Times ,June 20, 1941
I thought that it was interesting that the Yankees decided to make monument for Lou so quickly after he died. I guess they appreciated what kind of player he was. I liked learning that he fished in the Sound Shore area as I like to go sailing there.
Daily Times July 4, 1989
Monument
The New York Times, July 4, 1941
Tucker Family Photo 2o08
The New York Times, July 7, 1941
Tucker Family Photo 2008
What I thought was interesting about the monument was that Eleanor was there to see it unveiled. If I were Eleanor, I wouldn’t be able to bear it. It might’ve brought back the memories of Lou dying.
Parents
The New York Times, June 20, 1936 The New York Times, July 31, 1941
The New York Times, May 5, 1934
The New York Times, March 12
Tucker Family Photo 2011 9 Meadow Lane, New Rochelle
I went to see the house that Lou Gehrig bought for his parents. Lou Gehrig’s mom wanted him to be an engineer, not a ballplayer. The money he made playing ball must have changed his mom’s mind. It was interesting that they liked America and wanted to become citizens instead of moving back to Germany.
Eleanor/Marriage
1920 United States Census Record Ancestry.com
1930United States Census
Record Ancestry.com
The New York Times
Westchester County Clerk’s Office Marriage License
Westchester County Clerk’s Office Marriage Certificate
New York Passenger Lists Ancestry.com
The New York Times September 30, 1933
The New York Times September 29, 1933
Eleanor wrote a song about Lou. It was called, “I Can’t Get to First Base With You.” I really was excited to find their marriage license and marriage certificate. It was neat that Lou and Eleanor went on a trip together. I found them on a passenger list and it showed their New Rochelle address, 5 Circuit Road.
Larchmont
Tucker Family Photo 2011 Stonecrest exterior 21 North Chatsworth Avenue
Tucker Family Photo 2011 Stonecrest exterior Tucker Family Photo 2011 Stonecrest lobby
It is so interesting to know that Lou Gehrig lived so close to me. I visited the apartment building where he lived with Eleanor.
New Rochelle
New Rochelle
City Directory
Ancestry.com
New Rochelle Standard Star, April 7, 1939
Tucker Family Photo 2011 I.B. Cohen tailor exterior
Tucker Family Photo 2011 Interior of I.B. Cohen
Tucker Family Photo 2011 5 Circuit Road New Roc.
Tucker Family Photo Lobby of 5 circuit Road
Tucker Family Photo 2011 Mailboxes of 5 Circuit Road
It was really neat to see the places where Lou lived and shopped. He lived at 5 Circuit Road with Eleanor and had his suits made at a local shop.
Columbia
The Columbian, 1924
Columbia University yearbook
The Columbian, 1923 Columbia University Yearbook
University Archives, Columbia University University Archives, Columbia University
Lou’s mom was a housekeeper and cook at Columbia University, his college. What was cool about this is that I saw the real yearbook the years Lou went to school there. I saw pictures of him on the football team ( top right), baseball team (top left), and letters he sent to Columbia ( bottom left and right).
Outdoors
The New York Times,
Aug. 3, 1937 The New York Times, Dec. 23, 1933
The New York Times December 31, 1934
“A Fisherman Squawks” tells about a day fishing that Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth spent in the Long Island Sound. Lou Gehrig enjoyed hunting and fishing in his free time.
His Death
The New York Times April 7, 1945 The New York Times
June 3, 1941 The New York Times, continued from June 3, 1941
What I found interesting here is it told me what he died of,(a.l.s.,) and what he said to the manager: “Coach, put someone in for me.” That was the end of his ball career. He died in his thirties.
Thinking Before & After Before ! Lou Gehrig played baseball ! Lou’s death was of old age ! Lou sat some games, played some games
After ! Lou played baseball, football, and even soccer
! Lou’s death was of A.L.S. ! Lou played 2,130 consecutive games
What I Enjoyed About This Project In the movie The Pride Of The Yankees, Babe Ruth originally
liked Lou, but then the other Yankees tricked Lou into doing things to Babe, like eating Babe’s hat. But in the articles I found, Lou and Babe were always friends. I really liked everything about doing this research. I also learned that sometimes you can go through microfilm of old newspapers or visit places to do research and not find anything, so it is exciting when you do. It was also fun to see how old newspapers looked.
Annotated Bibliography Books ! Adler, David A., and Terry Widener. Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man. San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1997. Print -‐ This book told about the monument at Yankee Stadium.
! Eig, Jonathan. Luckiest Man: the Life and Death of Lou Gehrig. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005. Print -‐ This book had details about Lou Gehrig’s life in New Rochelle and Larchmont.
! Van Riper, Guernsey, and Paul Laune. Lou Gehrig, One of Baseball's Greatest. New York: Aladdin, 1986. Print -‐ This book told about Lou Gehrig’s childhood. Film ! The Pride of the Yankees. Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment, 1942 -‐ This film had details of his life with his marriage and baseball career. Websites ! www.ancestry.com -‐ This website had the ship passenger list and census lists. ! www.nyYmes.com -‐ This newspaper site had old arYcles about Lou Gehrig. CollecYons Used and Historical Sites Visited ! Larchmont Library – I used the microfilm to look through old local newspapers.
! Mamaroneck Library – I used the microfilm to look through old local newspapers.
! Yankee Stadium – Lou Gehrig’s monument is here.
! 5 Circuit Road, New Rochelle, New York – This is the apartment building where Lou lived with his wife, Eleanor.
! 9 Meadow Lane, New Rochelle, New York – This is the house that Lou bought for his parents. I.B. Cohen’s, New Rochelle, New York – This is the store that Lou got his suits made. ! 21 North Chatsworth Avenue, Larchmont, New York -‐ This is the apartment building where Lou lived with his wife, Eleanor. ! University Archives, Columbia University in the City of New York – This is Lou’s college. ! Larchmont Historical Society – This place has informaYon on the history of Larchmont.
! New Rochelle Building Department – This is where I found out where the house was Lou bought for his parents.
! Westchester County Clerk’s Office – This is where I got the marriage cerYficate.
