Ruthville

Highway 83 intersection at Ruthville.

Highway 83 intersection at Ruthville.

An Air Force Base man in his car collided with a semitrailer near Ruthville on Feb. 15, resulting in the man’s death two days later.

Competitors raced for eight hours on a hot sunny Saturday afternoon at the Magic City Motocross Park in Ruthville.

The book also recalls how the Yankees’ front office had been tracking Maris from his days in the Cleveland farm system, feeling that he had the perfect uppercut swing for the short porch known as Ruthville in Yankee Stadium.