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Johnny Sylvester, eleven years old, was in hospital. Several days before, 1 he was playing in a football
game, he 2 and his head hit the ground. The doctors believed that he might never get well.
"He seems to have 3 hope. So medicine won't help. Perhaps he needs something else," said one of the
doctors. "When I visit Johnny, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth."
To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not possible. Babe Ruth was as important a man in America as the
president 4 , and he was the most famous baseball player in the game.
The next day, Johnny's father 5 to tell Babe Ruth about the story of Johnny on the phone. Twenty-four
hours 6 , in walked Babe Ruth. Young Johnny couldn't believed it really was the Babe.
Babe Ruth sat down at Johnny's bedside and said, "Now listen, kid, you've got to get well. I've 7 you a
new American League baseball. You must start throwing it."
Johnny said 8 , and his eyes were in admiration at the great man.
For Johnny this was the beginning of a new life, once he thought he would never see. To the surprise of
his doctors, young Sylvester went out of the hospital on his own 9 a few weeks later. He was also able to
live a healthy life-all because of the 10 of Babe Ruth. |
