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Guardian

Guardian

Work, fight, or play ball: when Babe Ruth paused his career and headed to the mill

Guardian
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75% Informative

Babe Ruth played for Bethlehem Steel in Lebanon , Pennsylvania , during World War One .

Bethlehem Steel had its own baseball league and hired professional athletes for war-related jobs.

Ruth and his teammates on the Boston Red Sox had received a draft exemption thanks to playing in the 1918 World Series .

The Work-or-Fight Order sparked an exodus from the majors.

Ruth was drafted by Shoeless Joe Jackson , who had three brothers serving in France .

Jackson left the White Sox for a Bethlehem Steel subsidiary the Delaware -based Harlan & Hollingsworth Shipbuilding Company .

Ruth played just one exhibition game for Lebanon in the Bethlehem Steel League that year .

Ruth didn't deliver any blueprints while on Bethlehem Steel payroll.

VR Score

78

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75

Neutral language

72

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

39

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not offensive

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not hateful

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medium-lived

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