From the March 30, 2014, Goldsboro (NC) News-Argus "Mighty dogs and hunters of bygone days" by Sherwood Owl Williford,
Seventy-three years ago a famous hunter passed through Goldsboro en route to his favorite hunting grounds at Camp Bryan near New Bern. That man, of course was none other than George Herman Ruth, better known as "Babe."
The following is a 1932 News-Argus story about him and his wife, "Mrs. Babe." The artricle was written after the hunt when they were waiting for a northbound train.
"DEMURE BRUNETTE TELLS OF BAGGING A DUCK: Goldsboro got its first look at Mrs. George Herman Ruth Tuesday night, and liked her. Numbers of times Goldsboro has seen the Yankee slugger himself going to and from Camp Bryan near New Bern on his annual hunting trips, but it was the first time that Mrs. Ruth had accompanied her famous husband.
"Arriving from New Bern the couple had supper at Williams Cafe, greeted scores of Ruth fans and departed for New York on the 9:45 train. Mrs. Ruth, a demure brunette with a saucy red hat, confessed that she got only one duck in a day's hunting with her husband while the babe, whose shooting eyes are as good as his hitting eyes, was getting the limit,"
More to Come. --Cooter
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