Jimmy Powers continues narrating the Thesaurus syndicated series, “The Grantland Rice Story”, based on the memoirs of the famous sportswriter and syndicated in the mid-1950s.  In program 2 of the series, “The Big Fellow, Babe Ruth”, Rice shares stories and memories of the legendary baseball player.

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The show was transferred from original RCA Thesaurus vinyl 12″ transcription, matrix number F7-MR-5049-1.  The program appears to be previously uncirculated.

Next week’s show looks at horse racing.  Guests start showing up to share their own stories about Rice and the personalities he covered in his reporting in program 7 of the series.

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