The scenes were shot early in the mornings so that Babe could travel back to the Polo Grounds in time for the games. The plot revolves around a young man named Babe (with no last name), played by none other than the real-life Babe Ruth, who is then a trim and very athletic 6’2” and 210 lbs. Babe is forced to leave town and barely escapes getting lynched by his angry neighbors. To understand Babe’s rationale, one must have some knowledge of who George Herman Ruth, Jr., was before he became Babe Ruth, the mythological public figure. The life story of the man known as Babe Ruth began in Baltimore in 1895.