Nephew of “Mountain” Landis talks about Babe’s “Called Shot.”
Sep 9th, 2008 by admin
Recently BRC found an article regarding Babe’s “Called Shot” (see the link below for the article). The New York Times interviewed the nephew of former Baseball commissioner, Kennesaw Mountain Landis, Lincoln Landis, who was 10 years old when he joined his uncle for Game 3 of the 1932 World Series between the Yankees and Cubs. Landis insists that Ruth pointed to Center Field and called his shot before hitting a home run:
“It was so vivid in my memory and, believe me, I remember very little of when I was 10,” Landis said. “But I remember this moment very clearly. It really frustrated me to read that there are those who questioned whether he called his shot. I thought, That’s horrible. To me, there was absolutely no question.”
Landis hasn’t bothered to share his thoughts on that famous event with the media, until now. At Lincoln Landis’ request, his son Tim, a baseball memorabilia collector, searched for photos of Kennesaw Mountain from Game 3 of the 1932 World Series. By chance, Tim found a picture of Kennesaw with his nephew, Lincoln. Tim purchased the photo for his father and Lincoln now had the proof he wanted in order to substantiate his claim that he was there and he did indeed see Babe amazingly and brazenly call his home run. It’s a good, fun article!
To learn more about the story of Babe’s “Called Shot”, visit the Legends Section of BRC!