Intoducton
I am a basebal fan. I enjoyed learning about te Black Sox scandal and asked my school librarian about books on basebal histry. She tld me tat one famous Yankee, Lou Gehrig, once lived in my twn of Larchmont. I tought tat was realy neat and wantd t find out more. Tat is what startd tis project. I learned tat Eleanor Gehrig kept a scrapbook for her husband. I decided t make my project look like her scrapbook might have looked.
Te New York Times June 24, 1927
On The Base Path of Lou Gehrig
By Eleanor Twitchel-Gehrig (Grant Tucker) Basebal Career
Te New York Times, Jan. 28, 1928
Ancesty.com Te New York Times March 18, 1934 My favorit artcle of al was “Big Lou Looks Back” because it tld about Babe Rut giving a taxi driver a 1,000 dolar bil t go t a fishing tip t fish and saying “Keep te change”. And te cab driver did. Babe never saw te cab driver again. Gazebo Gazete Te New York Times Te Newsleter of te Larchmont Septmber 29, 1932 Histrical Societ May 2002 Aftr Basebal Career
Daily Times July 4, 1989
I tought tat it was Te New York Times, intrestng tat te Yankees July 5, 1939 decided t make monument for Lou so quickly aftr he died. I guess tey appreciatd what kind of player he was. I liked learning tat he fished in te Sound Shore area as I like t go sailing Te New York Times Te New York Times tere. January 10, 1940 ,June 20, 1941 Monument
What I Tucker Family Phot 2o08 tought was intrestng about te monument was tat Eleanor was tere t see it unveiled. If I were Eleanor, Te New York Times, Tucker Family Phot 2008 I wouldn’t be July 4, 1941 able t bear it. It might’ve brought back te memories Te New York Times, July 7, 1941 of Lou dying. Parents I went t see te house tat Lou Gehrig bought for his parents. Lou Gehrig’s mom wantd him t be an engineer, not a balplayer. Te money he made playing bal must have changed his Te New York Times, mom’s mind. It was June 20, 1936 Te New York Times, intrestng tat tey July 31, 1941 liked America and wantd t become citzens instad of moving back t Germany.
Te New York Times, Tucker Family Phot 2011 Te New York Times, May 5, 1934 9 Meadow Lane, New Rochele March 12 Eleanor/Marriage Eleanor wrot a song about Lou. It was caled, “I Can’t 1930Unitd Stats Census Get t First Base Wit You.” Record Ancesty.com I realy was excitd t find teir marriage license and 1920 Unitd marriage certficat. It was Stats Census neat tat Lou and Eleanor Record Ancesty.com went on a tip tgeter. I found tem on a passenger list and it showed teir New Rochele address, 5 Circuit Te New York Times Te New York Times Road. Septmber 29, 1933
New York Te New York Times Westchestr Count Clerk’s Office Westchestr Count Clerk’s Office Septmber 30, 1933 Passenger Lists Marriage License Ancesty.com Marriage Certficat Larchmont
It is so intrestng t know tat Lou Gehrig lived so close t me. I visitd te apartment building where he lived wit Eleanor.
Tucker Family Phot 2011 Stnecrest 21 Nort Chatswor extrior t Avenue
Tucker Family Phot 2011 Tucker Family Phot 2011 Stnecrest extrior Stnecrest lobby
New Rochele
Tucker Family Phot 2011 New Rochele Standard Star, I.B. Cohen tailor extrior April 7, 1939 New Rochele Cit Directry It was realy neat t see te places Ancesty.com where Lou lived and shopped. He lived at 5 Circuit Road wit Eleanor and had his suits made at a local shop.
Tucker Family Phot Tucker Family Phot 2011 Tucker Family Phot 2011 Tucker Family Phot 2011 Lobby of 5 circuit Road 5 Circuit Road New Roc. Mailboxes of 5 Circuit Road Intrior of I.B. Cohen
Columbia
Lou’s mom was a housekeeper and cook at Columbia Te Columbian, 1923 Columbia Universit Yearbook Universit, his colege. What was Te Columbian, 1924 cool about tis is Columbia Universit yearbook tat I saw te real yearbook te years Lou went t school tere. I saw pictures of him on te footbal tam ( tp right), basebal tam (tp left), and leters he sent t Columbia ( botom left and Universit Archives, Columbia Universit Universit Archives, Columbia Universit right). Outdoors
Te New York Times, Te New York Times, Dec. 23, 1933 Aug. 3, 1937
“A Fisherman Squawks” tls about a day fishing tat Lou Gehrig and Babe Rut spent in te Long Island Sound. Lou Gehrig enjoyed huntng and fishing in his fee tme.
Te New York Times December 31, 1934 His Deat What I found intrestng here is it tld me what he died of, (a.l.s.,) and what he said t te manager: “Coach, put someone in for me.” Tat was te end of his bal career. He died in his tirtes.
Te New York Times, Te New York Times Te New York Times contnued fom June 3, April 7, 1945 June 3, 1941 1941
Tinking Before & Aftr
Before Aftr Lou Gehrig played basebal Lou played basebal, footbal, and even soccer Lou’s deat was of old age Lou’s deat was of A.L.S. Lou sat some games, played some games Lou played 2,130 consecutve games What I Enjoyed About Tis Project
In te movie Te Pride Of Te Yankees, Babe Rut originaly liked Lou, but ten te oter Yankees ticked Lou int doing tings t Babe, like eatng Babe’s hat. But in te artcles I found, Lou and Babe were always fiends. I realy liked everyting about doing tis research. I also learned tat sometmes you can go trough microfilm of old newspapers or visit places t do research and not find anyting, so it is excitng when you do. It was also fn t see how old newspapers looked.
Annotatd 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.ny mes.com - This newspaper site had old ar cles about Lou Gehrig.
Collec ons 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 informa on 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 cer ficate.