Life — April 19, 1928 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The Babe Grows Older" - Life Magazine Page This page satirizes Babe Ruth's decline from baseball stardom. The article documents his deteriorating behavior and legal troubles—jail time for traffic violations, a motorcycle accident, and various infractions—suggesting he's becoming a liability to the sport rather than an icon. The text mocks Ruth's attempts at reformation, describing how he's "changed" and now works obediently for his employer. However, the overall tone is cynical: he's merely trading reckless notoriety for corporate conformity, which the article implies is its own form of decay ("the decay of late-walking through the realm"). The cartoon "The Lass Who Loved an Aviator" (unrelated) appears below, with brief humorous anecdotes about auto purchasing in the "Contrast" section.