Babe Ruth at Willis Pond, prior to spring training 1918, waiting for his ride into Boston. "I'll see you kids at Fenway Park this summer."
Posted on 08/05/2010 9:50:26 AM PDT by JoeProBono
SUDBURY, Mass.- A Massachusetts "forensic medium" says she used her otherworldly gifts to find Babe Ruth's piano at the bottom of a pond.
Sheila Marie of Medway said she was recruited by historical investigator Kevin Kennedy to help locate the piano reputed to have been tossed into Willis Pond in Sudbury during partying decades ago, the Boston Herald reported Wednesday.
Marie described herself as a "forensic medium" who uses her powers to find lost objects and assist in police investigations.
Kennedy said he has long been searching the pond, where the piano was rumored to have been submerged decades ago, so he brought in Marie despite his skepticism.
He said his skepticism was short-lived after divers acting on Marie's directions discovered the piano veneer.
"I was sold on what she is," Kennedy said. "I placed her at a point where (Babe Ruth's) cottage was and had her face the pond. I'm not sure how it works but she gave us compass points, the divers looked and she found the veneer where it wasn't supposed to be."
The veneer pieces are now in the possession of the Sudbury Historical Society, where officials said the piano is likely to be restored and donated to a museum.
Babe Ruth at Willis Pond, prior to spring training 1918, waiting for his ride into Boston. "I'll see you kids at Fenway Park this summer."
“...Well at least one Kennedy will search a pond for something that was lost....”
LOL!!!
Babe Ruth was the greatest ever, considering the fact that sports doctors were witchdoctors with bones through their noses compared to those practicing today, they didn’t have the therapy equipment, and he (to say the least) didn’t take good care of himself. And he still knocked out 60 homers one season long before the “live ball” era and with fewer games per season. And no steroids. Thanks JPB, interesting story. Glad the psychic could be of assistance.
BTW, all — more than one point on the compass would be necessary to triangulate the location.
More of a small, really.
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