The Pennsylvania Game
Baby Ruth, Lancaster & a big exhibit
Season 8 Episode 5 | 28m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
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The Pennsylvania Game
Baby Ruth, Lancaster & a big exhibit
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[theme music] ANNOUNCER: What publicity stunt introduced Baby Ruth candy bars to thousands of Pennsylvanians?
Rebecca Lukens of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, was the nation's first female what?
[applause] Find out as we all play The Pennsylvania Game.
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[theme music] Now let's get the game started.
How about a warm welcome for the host of The Pennsylvania Game, the loud but lovable, Lynn Cullen.
[cheers and applause] And they call he loud.
Hi.
Hi.
Thank you.
Welcome.
It is such a riot to stand up there teetering on the top of those stairs and watching the panelists faces as they do those teaser questions.
They're saying, Baby Ruth?
Candy bars?
Lukens?
What?
Don't worry, we'll feed you a little more information and then you give us wrong answers, and that's the way we play the game.
It's fun.
You humiliate yourselves and we have a good time.
Let's meet them.
Ha.
Oh, Goody, it's Scott Bruce.
I'm back.
SCOTT BRUCE: Yeah, he's back.
He used to live here, then he moved to New Jersey, which tells you something about him right there, right?
[chuckles] Uh-huh.
Bad sense of direction?
LYNN CULLEN: Yeah, something like that.
Stand up comic by profession.
State College native and a perennial here.
Please welcome Scott Bruce.
[applause] How refreshing, a new face.
A nice new face.
Nina Morgan was born and raised in Pennsylvania.
She is a professional Hunter gatherer who once took a walk with Jackie O. Ooh.
It's true.
LYNN CULLEN: Among other talents, she can slice vegetables with machine precision.
[chuckles] Please welcome Nina Morgan.
Thank you.
[applause] LYNN CULLEN: And another new face.
I love it.
Gene Hosey, he is a poet, a writer and an actor.
He's a member of Gene Hosey and the God Awful Truth.
We'll find out more about that momentarily.
And in 1994, he was named Poet Laureate of Harrisburg.
What?
Really?
That's true.
LYNN CULLEN: That's true.
[applause] There he is.
A poet.
OK, you know that Baby Ruth thing you heard about, let's find out a little more about that right now.
[music playing] ANNOUNCER: In 1920, Otto Schnering founder of the Curtiss Candy Company of Chicago created the Baby Ruth candy bar.
Three years later, he launched an interesting publicity stunt in Pennsylvania that sealed the fate of the still popular candies.
Where the candy bars A, thrown into the stands at Forbes Field by baseball great Babe Ruth.
B, included in every Carton of Lucky Strike sold in Pennsylvania.
C, dropped from a plane onto the streets of Pittsburgh or D, handed out in Philadelphia by President Grover Cleveland.
LYNN CULLEN: Huh, well, all of those things would bring attention, I suppose.
Did Babe Ruth throw them at the folks in Forbes Field?
Were they in Lucky Strikes?
Did they bombard the poor pedestrians of Pittsburgh with Baby Ruths or were they handed out by President Cleveland himself?
Scott, I know you don't have the slightest idea but-- Not even a clue and I'm damn proud of it.
[chuckles] The only thing I know for sure is that Grover Cleveland wasn't the president in 1923.
I'm pretty sure of that.
Yeah, I'm positive of that.
So I just guessed from there and I thought, gee, what a great thing to have Babe Ruth throw them out of Forbes Field.
I went with A. Yeah, I liked that.
How smart of you.
Who was the president in 1923?
Wilson or was it right after Wilson?
LYNN CULLEN: No.
Harding?
Harding?
Harding.
Coolidge?
Harding?
Harding or right after Wilson, Harding.
Harding.
Yeah, I think.
LYNN CULLEN: Who the heck knows?
I believe.
I don't know.
Who cares?
SCOTT BRUCE: It's not the president game.
I know, it's not the president.
Nina.
Nina.
Do I push my button now?
LYNN CULLEN: No, you should have pushed it long ago, darling.
SCOTT BRUCE: Before I gave my answer.
LYNN CULLEN: Did you push it?
No.
LYNN CULLEN: No, you should push it.
We'll let you push it now this time, but you should push it immediately.
I'm sorry.
LYNN CULLEN: OK. Because I think it's a beautiful image, I will say C, dropped from a plane onto the streets of Pittsburgh.
LYNN CULLEN: Yeah, but if you got hit in the head with one of them you wouldn't think it was a beautiful image, would you?
Gene?
Well, I like the idea of the Lucky Strikes because nothing goes better with a cigarette.
[chuckles] I went with D, Grover Cleveland, because they're named after his daughter.
SCOTT BRUCE: Yeah.
LYNN CULLEN: Oh, wow.
And you're wrong.
LYNN CULLEN: Wow.
SCOTT BRUCE: Was he president then?
Yes.
LYNN CULLEN: He was-- Grover Cleveland was president in 1923?
I believe so.
We'll, find out.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is C. The candy bars were dropped from a plane into the streets of Pittsburgh.
Although people often think the Baby Ruth was named for baseball great Babe Ruth, it was actually a Memorial to the young daughter of president Grover Cleveland.
Little Ruth died tragically at the age of 12 in 1903.
So Schnering, a family friend, called the new bar Baby Ruth in her honor.
The candy became popular nationally when Schnering flew over Pittsburgh dumping thousands of candy bars from his plane.
Each bar was attached to its own tiny parachute which sent them gently to the ground.
Huh, isn't that cute?
[chuckles] It worked so well.
First of all, it caused massive traffic jam.
[chuckles] They said, hey, is this a good idea?
They did it in 40 other cities causing massive traffic jams in 40 other cities as well.
You might want to wear a hard hat next time you venture outside because you never know what will be falling.
[laughter] How's about another question, huh?
Quick.
[music playing] ANNOUNCER: William Paul Johnson of Ridgeway has led a long and event filled life.
However, there are things that even he hasn't done.
Which of the following is not true of William Johnson?
A, he's the world's oldest bungee jumper.
B, he was the oldest employee in Pennsylvania.
C, he voted in 79 straight primary and general elections, or D, he pitched against Honus Wagner, the Pittsburgh Pirate great.
LYNN CULLEN: Wow, so three of those things is true of this gentleman, William Johnson.
One and one only is not.
He looked perfectly capable of having done any of those things, but do we hold him responsible if he's the one who voted in 79 straight elections?
Is he responsible for this mess we find ourselves in now?
Nina, what did you pick?
William Johnson sounds like an old fashioned guy, so I say A. LYNN CULLEN: Because he wouldn't-- Yes.
LYNN CULLEN: --get into this newfangled-- Kind of thing.
Exactly.
Yeah, jumping off-- who in their right mind would do it anyway?
I mean, how do you get to be 100 and whatever he is?
You don't do it jumping off buildings, do you?
Certainly not.
Gene?
I picked B because I thought if he did all those other things, he didn't have time to be employed.
[chuckles] Scott?
I'm going with Nina on this one.
I don't think he would bungee jump.
I know anyone in their right mind wouldn't.
And once you've pitched with Honus Wagner, what the heck?
LYNN CULLEN: Yeah, what the heck?
What the heck.
I mean, the rest is-- it doesn't even matter anymore.
All right, so you all think he did pitch to Honus Wagner.
Let's find out.
The answer is A. William Paul Johnson has done some incredible things in his life but bungee jumping isn't one of them.
Born in 1893, in Ridgway, he played baseball with the Saint Louis cardinals in the minor leagues in 1914 and '15 where he pitched against Honus Wagner.
He eventually left baseball and began working as a caretaker of the Ridgway armory, which he helped build until he retired in 1988.
He was 95.
In 1993, he received a citation from governor Casey for his outstanding voting record.
Having voted in 79 straight primary and general elections.
William Johnson.
You know, his own children retired before he did.
[chuckles] He's 101 years old now still living in Ridgeway.
Hi, Mr. Johnson.
Nice to know you're still there.
Scott, you're still here.
I'm still here.
I'm going to hang around as long as he does too.
OK, I hope so.
so you've been-- I mean, you actually-- this guy actually makes it as a comic, which a lot of people try to and can't.
You open up for big national acts and concerts.
Oh, many times.
Yes, I've worked-- well, I've worked with an awful lot of people, Ray Charles, Todd Rundgren.
Da da da.
I've worked with Robin Williams.
I've worked with Richard Pryor.
I've worked with, jeez, Rodney Dangerfield.
LYNN CULLEN: Wow.
Tons and tons of people.
Is that wonderful?
It's kind of neat.
It really is.
So it's really like a fraternity of funny guys?
Yeah, comedians are a pretty close knit group.
We all have that-- it's such an unusual way to make your life that there are certain bonds that you just can't get away from.
I mean, we all have an identity immediately with one another, so it's fun.
And you're not always funny when you don't have to be, right?
No, when I'm fighting with my wife, I'm never fighting.
LYNN CULLEN: Never funny.
[chuckles] Actually most of the comedians-- SCOTT BRUCE: At least she doesn't think so.
I know.
Most of the comedians I know are all heavily medicated and on Prozac.
Hi, Nina.
NINA MORGAN: Hello.
What are you doing here do you suppose?
[chuckles] I'm just kidding.
I'm just kidding.
Did you really take a walk with Jackie?
Well, I did.
The only thing is Jackie was not fully aware that I would be going on the walk with her.
LYNN CULLEN: What happened?
Well, I was near the Guggenheim and I was bored.
And I was walking around and I saw that famous profile and I just took off after her and just trailed her for a number of blocks.
So we were walking together [chuckles] LYNN CULLEN: Oh, now wait a minute.
So, I mean, you never like-- you weren't engaged in conversation.
We did not speak, but I don't think that was necessary.
LYNN CULLEN: No.
We had a rapport.
LYNN CULLEN: You did?
Yes.
LYNN CULLEN: So you just stalked her?
[laughter] Essentially, I stalked Jackie and it was worth every moment.
Gee whiz.
Gene.
Gene.
Gene Hosey and the God Awful Truth.
What the heck is that?
It's some musician friends of mine.
Poetry-- it can't just be poetry anymore, you know, it's got to be a lot of other things.
But if you work with people in other mediums, you can reach a wider audience.
But these are fellow creators who are anxious to put music or sound to poetry.
So-- So they're musically inclined, you're poetically inclined, also an actor.
Do you get any money for being Poet Laureate?
Nah.
No, in fact, no, I keep asking.
[chuckles] I don't know how long this thing goes, but-- Yeah, right.
Well, make your poem shorter and shorter, maybe they'll get the idea.
Hey, we're playing a game.
I just remembered that.
Let's do it.
[music playing] ANNOUNCER: Located in the Curtis building in historic Philadelphia is America's largest exhibit of a world famous artist and illustrator.
Is the museum dedicated to A, Norman Rockwell, B, N.C. Wyeth, C, Andrew Wyeth or D, Al Cap?
LYNN CULLEN: All right, now who's that museum-- that's not a museum.
--yeah, dedicated to?
Norman Rockwell, Wyeth, Wyeth or Cap?
[chime] Gene?
I went with Norman Rockwell.
I think the Wyeth's have an area somewhere else, and Al Cap, cartoonist-- LYNN CULLEN: Nah.
Nah.
Comedy just-- Nah.
Scott, you went with Al Cap, didn't you?
I would have loved to have gone with Al Cap.
I was praying for Al Cap.
But I had no clue and I decided the initials were nice and I went with N.C. Wyeth.
LYNN CULLEN: Why not.
I have no reason at all.
No, none at all.
Nina?
Nina, you're doing well are you going to keep it alive?
Well, I go with B because Scott did and-- LYNN CULLEN: No, it was a big mistake, Nina, darling.
[chuckles] And N.C. Wyeth makes big beautiful things and I think they need a big beautiful space.
OK. Well, I wouldn't argue with that.
However, let's find out what the right answer is.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is A, Norman Rockwell.
The Norman Rockwell Museum, the largest permanent collection of the art of Norman Rockwell, opened its doors in the Curtis building in Philadelphia in 1976.
America's most famous and beloved illustrator sold his first cover to the editors of the Saturday Evening Post in 1916.
For 47 years, he delivered his cherished paintings to the post, which was headquartered in the Curtis building.
There they were printed on the cover of the famed magazine and were seen by millions of Americans each week.
The museum houses the entire collection of Saturday Evening Post covers and also a replica of Rockwell's studio as it appeared in his home town of Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Yeah, Norman Rockwell, how we like to think of ourselves, maybe how we never were but would have liked to have been.
I don't know.
Oh, my, the score.
It's a pretty tight game, actually.
Nina's ahead.
You've got two correct.
Yeah, the gentlemen on either side of you have one correct answer.
[applause] [theme music] Time now for the first clue to our mystery Pennsylvanian.
I will give you three during the course of the program.
Get it right this time, you'll get three whole points.
Get it right the second time, you'll get two.
Get it right the third time, you get one.
Here's the first clue.
Born in Bellefonte in 1860, he enrolled at Penn State at the age of 13 and later became one of the first Nittany Lion baseball players.
Now, if anyone gets that on the first clue, I'll give you 20 points.
[chuckles] Born in Bellefonte in 1860, enrolled at Penn State at the age of 13, became one of the first Nittany Lion baseball players.
Think about it.
Think about it.
But while you're thinking about that and because I know you can chew gum and walk at the same time, let's go to another question.
[music playing] ANNOUNCER: From 1799 to 1812, Lancaster was Pennsylvania's State capital.
During that time, it earned a nickname for something else.
What was Lancaster known as in the 1800s?
Was it A, the City of Stumps, B, Switzerland of America, C, Munich of the New World or D, Devil's Racetrack?
LYNN CULLEN: Gee, I sure hope it wasn't the City of Stumps.
Who'd want to be known as that?
The Switzerland of America?
Munich of the New World or Devil's Racetrack?
[chime] Log in those answers, and Scott, which incorrect answer have you chosen for us?
Well, I'm still working on it.
There we go.
There's a good-- oh, I hit the wrong one.
[grunts] Well, the answer that I wanted to give was-- LYNN CULLEN: Yes, was?
I was going to go with Munich of the New World.
I thought either Munich or Switzerland, but I accidentally hit the Devil's Racetrack.
And who knows, with my luck, that could have been the best thing.
LYNN CULLEN: That might have been.
That might have been the best thing.
That was your luck, it probably wasn't.
[chuckles] Nina, hello.
Not Switzerland because it's flat down there.
I'd say Munich of the New World.
The German influence.
LYNN CULLEN: OK. All right.
Mm-hmm.
I went with Switzerland of America because the Dutch are actually not from Germany, they're from Switzerland.
And the Devil's Racetrack is located downtown around the monument.
LYNN CULLEN: What do you mean by-- Yeah, Friday nights-- Oh, yeah.
[chuckles] I don't-- I did not follow that at all.
I thought the Dutch were from Holland.
What do you mean they're from Germany?
They're from-- never mind.
Pennsylvania Dutch aren't.
Oh, OK.
This is Pennsylvania.
This guy sounds like he knows what he's talking about.
I wonder if he's right though.
[chuckles] ANNOUNCER: The answer is C. [music playing] In the 1800s, the Lancaster area was known as the Munich of the New World because of the property and quality of the beer being produced there by German immigrants.
Prohibition ended this era, and most of the area's 70 plus breweries disappeared.
Today , Bube's Brewery, the only brewery in the US from the 1800s that's nearly intact, is the only remaining brewery in Lancaster.
Built by German immigrant, Alois Bube, it doesn't produce any beer at the moment, but plans are underway to reactivate the historic brewery.
Bube beer.
Hey, give me a Bube, would you?
[chuckles] All right.
Jim Thorpe, PA, was known as the Switzerland of America, by the way.
And the Devil's Racetrack, Sewickley, PA.
So there you have it.
Hmm.
Wow.
OK?
On to yet another stumper of a question.
[music playing] ANNOUNCER: In 1900, Barney Dreyfuss acquired controlling interest of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Regarded as one of the pioneers of baseball, Dreyfuss was often called A, the Father of the World Series.
B, the Prince of Baseball.
C, the Iron Horse or D, King Kong.
LYNN CULLEN: Well, I don't know if I called him some of those things to his face.
Barney Dreyfuss, was he the Father of the World Series, the Prince of Baseball, the Iron Horse or King Kong?
[chime] Nina?
I'm going with King Kong.
[chuckles] You are?
Well, Fay Wray is going to be a little bit upset.
[chuckles] It sounds like a powerful-- All right.
All right.
--image.
Yes.
LYNN CULLEN: Mm-hmm.
Gene?
I went with Iron Horse.
You said, Pittsburgh, right?
LYNN CULLEN: I did.
Yes, Pittsburgh Pirates.
I didn't say much of anything.
Yes, Pittsburgh.
GENE HOSEY: Iron horse.
OK, iron horse.
I think I got one.
LYNN CULLEN: You do?
I think so.
The Father of the World Series.
He took over in 1900.
The first World Series was played in 1903 or something, and it was with Pittsburgh.
I'm going with the Father of the World Series.
Oh, I'll tell you, your luck might have just changed.
This guy sounds like he knows baseball.
Let's get the answer.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is A, the Father of the World Series.
In 1903, Barney Dreyfuss boldly challenged Henry Killilea, owner of the American League Champion Boston Pilgrims to a post-season playoff to determine baseball's best team.
On October 1, 1903, Deacon Philippe defeated the legendary Cy Young 7 to 3 in the first 'World Series' game ever played.
OK. Iron Horse was Lou Gehrig.
King Kong was Charlie Keller of the Yankees, that was his nickname.
We're going to get a score here.
Yeah?
Yeah?
Is it time for a score?
I'm all confused.
Oh, yeah.
Nina, you're still ahead.
You have three [chuckles] Scott, you have two.
Gene, you have one.
It's OK, three, two, one.
See how that works?
You say three, two, one and up comes a second clue for the mystery Pennsylvanian.
Nicknamed Monty, he played with the Philadelphia Athletics before beginning his career with the National league, pitching a perfect game in 1880 with his killer curveball.
Oh, man, Scott Bruce is going nuts.
Mr.
Baseball over here.
You're probably the only one who has a shot at this.
It's killing him.
Oh, what's his last name?
It's not King Kong, I'll tell you that.
It's Monty, National League, 1880, perfect game, killer curveball, Born in Bellefonte, 1860, yada, yada, yada.
Let's move on, please.
[music playing] ANNOUNCER: What world renowned business was started by four brothers in New Castle Pennsylvania in 1903?
Was it A, Brooks brothers, B, Hills Brothers coffee, C, Warner Brothers, Studios or D, Smith Brothers cough drops?
LYNN CULLEN: All right, which brothers does New Castle claim?
Brooks, Hills, Warner or Smith?
Clothing, coffee, movies or [coughs] cough drops?
[chime] Gene.
I'm going to go with Brooks brothers for no reason at all.
LYNN CULLEN: Of course not.
[chuckles] Well, that's the way we play this game.
Reason has nothing to do with it.
Well, I'm sure it wasn't Warners and Smith brothers were from upstate New York, but Hills and Brooks, I don't know, I went with Brooks.
You went with Brooks too.
Are we going to make it unanimous, Nina?
Maybe I'm in trouble, but I have the feeling that the Smith brothers have done some work in Pennsylvania.
LYNN CULLEN: Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
They had real, real, real long beards if I recall.
They did.
And kind of woodsy kind of look.
LYNN CULLEN: Yeah, right.
A little macho guys.
Let's see if it was the Smith brothers.
Nina thinks so.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is C, Warner Brothers, Studios.
The Warner brothers Henry, Jack, Abe and Sam, opened the cascade theater in a leased building in New Castle Pennsylvania in 1903.
At the time, they couldn't afford any more than the $20 or $30 it cost to buy each 12 minute movie reel.
So they borrowed chairs from a nearby funeral parlor for their customers to sit on.
The arrangement had its drawbacks.
An unexpected funeral, and the chairs were reclaimed, often in the middle of the film, leaving the audience standing for the remainder of the show.
Today, Warner brothers, Studio is a 102 acre facility located in Burbank California and referred to as celluloid city.
That's amazing.
I think a lot of us were surprised to hear that indeed.
NINA MORGAN: Yes.
We want to thank Janet Becker, excuse me, of New Providence.
She sent us that question.
And Janet, we're sending you a free subscription to Pennsylvania Magazine as a thank you.
So, thank you.
All right, how's about another one?
Isn't this fun?
Isn't this fun?
Let's do it.
GENE HOSEY: I've got some work to do here.
Let's do it, yeah.
[music playing] ANNOUNCER: Born in 1794, Rebecca Lukens of Coatesville Pennsylvania was recognized by the Pennsylvania Senate in 1994 as the nation's first female what?
A, industrial leader, B, lawyer, C, politician or D professional athlete.
LYNN CULLEN: See how it looks can be deceiving?
Rebecca sure didn't look like any of those things, did she?
Industrial leader, lawyer, politician, professional athlete.
[chime] Take a guess.
I think this will be a pure guess.
LYNN CULLEN: Yes.
I think the most likely would be lawyer, so I'm going to just kind of sneak under with that.
OK. Rebecca Lukens esquire.
Nina, what do you think she was?
Well, Rebecca looks serious, and I think she's a lawyer.
She was a lawyer.
LYNN CULLEN: Oh, was a lawyer.
Yeah, if she is a lawyer, that would be even a bigger question.
GENE HOSEY: She's older than the other guy in the other question.
Yeah, we ought to set her up with Charlie Johnson or whatever his name was.
Gene.
I went with politician.
LYNN CULLEN: You did?
Yes.
[chuckles] Yes.
[chuckles] Shame, he went with politician.
GENE HOSEY: This is my chance to catch up.
Well, he's a beginner, what the heck.
Let's get an answer here.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is A, industrial leader.
When Rebecca Lukens was widowed in 1825, she was 31, the mother of five children and pregnant.
Her husband's dying wish was that she run his boilerplate production mill, the ailing Brandywine Iron Works.
Within nine years, she turned the fledgling mill into a highly prosperous industry.
Earning her a reputation as the nation's foremost businesswoman and the first female ironmaster.
Still in operation as Lukens Incorporated, it is the nation's oldest steel company and the ninth oldest manufacturing company in America.
Last call, last clue for the mystery Pennsylvanian.
He graduated from law school in 1885, becoming the first lawyer to manage a Major League team.
You baseball historians will have this, the rest of us remain, I'm sure, befuddled.
Born in Bellefonte, 1860, went to Penn State at the age of 13.
Nicknamed Monty, played with the Athletics, pitched a perfect game in 1880, graduated from law school in '85 and he managed a Major League team.
Quite a guy.
But who the heck is he?
Who the heck is he there, Nina?
Well, this was a tough one for me, I don't know baseball.
But since his nickname was Monty, I say he was Mr. Carlo.
[chuckles] [applause] LYNN CULLEN: Well, yeah, we'll give you an A for effort there.
Monte Carlo.
I wouldn't bet on it.
Gene.
I gave up after the first-- I used Babe Ruth because we had the candy bar thing going on but-- LYNN CULLEN: No way.
No idea.
No idea.
This guy over here, he's-- Now we'll see if this-- did you get it?
I don't know.
LYNN CULLEN: I mean, I could tell you knew it, but you were-- I don't know.
I can't remember if this is the right name or not.
I went with Monty Stratton.
LYNN CULLEN: Monty Stratton?
Yes, but I could very well be wrong.
Yeah, that's true because you proved that, yeah.
[chuckles] He could very well-- I've proved it over and over again.
--be wrong.
Who was this guy they called Monty?
ANNOUNCER: It's John Montgomery Ward.
Born and raised in Bellefonte, Monty, as he was called, enrolled at Penn State at the age of 13.
There he helped to organize the University's baseball team and concentrated on perfecting the curveball.
A pitch that seemed unbelievable to spectators at the time.
Monty played with a number of farm teams before joining the National League.
Then in 1880, he became one of the handful of players to pitch a perfect game.
When not on the field, he attended night classes, eventually graduated from Columbia Law School in 1885.
After retiring from baseball, he started his own law practice in New York.
His marriage to stage actress Helen Dauvray took the world of baseball by surprise and ultimately ended in divorce.
John Montgomery Ward, a famous Pennsylvanian.
OK, John Montgomery Ward.
I mean, when I saw that name, Montgomery Ward, I thought maybe he had something to do with that.
What do you think?
I don't know.
I just know that I've lost again.
And this time, I actually can tell why.
LYNN CULLEN: Why?
Well, it turns out Nina's daughter is in the audience and she's giving her all the answers down here.
[chuckles] This little thing right there?
The little one right there, she's giving all the answers away, she's flashing up to her mom.
LYNN CULLEN: Really?
From the mouths of babes.
[chuckles] No, you stand unjustly accused.
I know.
GIRL: I haven't told her.
[chuckles] Oh, yes, I didn't say a word.
[chuckles] [applause] No, no, no.
Nina you did-- Nina, your mommy, you know, she won fair and square.
[cheers and applause] ALL: Yay, Nina.
And look what you get from us.
Isn't that pretty?
NINA MORGAN: It's very nice.
From chef specialties of Smethport Pa that-- oh, that's not right.
It's a lighter from Zippo.
That's not a chef's specialty.
I didn't think that looked like a pepper mill.
I can use this, that's good.
LYNN CULLEN: Oh, a Zippo lighter?
Yes.
LYNN CULLEN: Cool.
Mysteries of the forest.
LYNN CULLEN: Mysteries of the forest.
You get a neat little tin with it, isn't that wonderful?
Isn't that wonderful?
Gene, thanks.
Will you come back again and do better?
I'd love to.
LYNN CULLEN: And Bruce?
I'll read a little.
[chuckles] oh, yeah, Scott.
I keep calling you Bruce.
That's OK, Cullen, I don't mind.
Well, when people have names like Scott, Bruce or Bruce, Scott, don't you get all mixed up?
Why can't you just have a normal name?
My full name is Richard Scott John Bruce.
OK, enough.
[chuckles] Thank you all of you, whatever your names.
Thank you audience, you were great.
Thank you at home, I hope you'll join us again from the comfort of wherever you happen to be, doing whatever it is you're doing.
Stop it right now.
[chuckles] And join us again when we play The Pennsylvania Game.
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