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Ball that Ruth signed is finally returned to owner
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By Kathleen Chapman
STAFF WRITER
RALEIGH – Laura Prall kept her most prized possession – a baseball autographed by the legendary Babe Ruth – tucked away in a dresser drawer, just as her father had. She would bring it out to show friends and fans, but to her it wasn’t a memento so much as a family [...]