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World’s Third Bronze Statue of Babe Ruth Is Being Created For Installation at Majestic Park Baseball Complex, Expected To Become Tourism Attraction for Hot Springs; Funds Sought

(PHOTO CAPTION: Sculptor Chad Fisher of Fisher Sculpture works on a portrait study for the eight-foot Babe Ruth monument.) HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The world’s third bronze statue of baseball immortal Babe Ruth is now being created for installation at the entrance to Hot Springs’ new Majestic Park baseball complex. “It’s hard to…

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Hall of Famer Lee Smith, Vacationing in Spa, Visits Majestic Park Baseball Complex to See How Construction Is Progressing

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The new Majestic Park Baseball Complex was checked out during the weekend by someone who should know whether the new facility is up to par. Baseball Hall of Fame member Lee Smith was vacationing in Hot Springs and decided to stop by the new facility, which is nearing completion at…

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John Muldoon Named Assistant General Manager of Hot Springs’ Majestic Park Baseball Facility

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Hot Springs native John Muldoon, who has extensive experience coaching baseball at the former Hot Springs Girls and Boys Club, has been named assistant general manager of the new Majestic Park baseball complex being constructed at Carson and Belding Streets. He will assist General Manager Derek Phillips in all…

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Creator of ‘Guys and Dolls,’ Damon Runyon, Details Day in Life of Babe Ruth Enjoying the Baths in Hot Springs in 1923

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — On February 19, 1923, the creator of “Guys and Dolls” turned his humorous attention to Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, and the minutely chronicled morning activities of the legendary Babe Ruth enjoying the thermal baths while attending baseball spring training in the Spa City. Damon Runyon, a legend himself…

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Public Asks for Information on Majestic Park Scholarship After Mike Dugan’s Family Suggests Contributions

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — After the family of the late Mike Dugan suggested contributions to the Majestic Park Scholarship Fund following his death, members of the public contacted Visit Hot Springs seeking information about the scholarship. Dugan, Hot Springs’ foremost baseball historian and the guiding force behind the Historic Hot Springs Baseball Trail…

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‘Hawk’ to Fly at Hot Springs Baseball Weekend: Hall of Famer Andre Dawson Will Be Featured August 27 – 28

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — “The Hawk” will fly at the Fourth Annual Hot Springs Baseball Weekend, August 27 – 28. Andre (The Hawk) Dawson, one of the most acclaimed multitalented players in the history of the game, will join Rich (Goose) Gossage, outfielder Jim Edmonds and Al (The Mad Hungarian) Hrabosky as featured…

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