"Take Me Out To The Ball Game was the 1908 team effort of two friends, Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer. Both men had musical backgrounds; Norworth’s Dad was the Choir Director at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. Von Tilzer was a Jewish man from Indianapolis who composed popular songs..."
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"There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all." Lou Gehrig, Baseball Hall of Fame