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Boys' Life,
The Boy Scout Magazine, was Published monthly by
the Boy Scout's of America since 1911,
until the name was change to "Scout
Life" in 2011. There were over 40
covers during this time, with a
baseball theme and countless
advertisements.
The cover of the March 1969 Boys' Life features Ron Santo: Baseball's Best
Third Baseman. The Chicago Cubs' Ron
Santo is profiled by former
major-league pitcher Jim Brosnan with
the cover story "Hot Hand at the
Hot Corner." Brosnan, a talented
author, was a major league star that
pitched for the Cubs, white Sox,
Indians, and the pennant winning Reds
in 1961.
Baseball's best all-around third baseman has realized all of his dreams
but two-to play in the World Series and
be named to the Hall of Fame. And he's
working hard on both! Ron want to hit
30 home runs and get 100 RBIs - for 10
straight years.
Magazine advertisements include:
Rawlings baseball gloves, featuring the
evolution of baseball gloves from 1877
to 1960, and the 1968 Fastback, a new
concept with the basket-web, latest in
web design;
Adirondack Big Stick baseball bats
featuring Ron Santo; Louisville Slugger
ad for a Pen & Pencil set, 16"
miniature bat, and Famous Sluggers
Yearbook (Pete Rose, and Carl
Yastrzemski).
All presidents from William Howard
Taft to Joe Biden, served as Honorary
President of the Boy Scouts of America.
In this issue Richard M. Nixon is
listed as
Honorary President.
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