According to an article in the May issue of  Columbia Magazine, the Knights of Columbus sponsored a three week "barnstorming" tour featuring Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig after the 1927 season that traveled from Providence, RI to Los Angeles, Ca. One of the stops was in Nabraska to visit with Father Flanagan and the residents of Boys Town. As written in Columbia Magazine, "By sponsoring exhibition games, hosting the traveling stars and and organizing other events during Babe's tours, the Knights of Columbus played a role in popularizing professonal baseball."
As hard as it might be to belive, St. Louis and Chicago were as far west as professional baseball teams played at that time and they were located in only seven states and the District of Columbia.

Babe Ruth joined Pere Marquette Council 271 in South Boston in 1919, his last year playing for the Red Sox.

Rich Lauro

 

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  28 May - 10th Anniversary Dinner of St. Joseph the      Carpenter Council 14771 at Don Riccardo's
  2 Jun - District 8 Pasta Dinner to Benefit  The Life
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  20 Jul - Council Picnic