Answer to Trivia Question 8

In addition to co-writing Shine On, Harvest Moon, Jack Norworth also co-wrote Take Me Out to the Ball Game with Albert Von Tilzer. This song is sung during the seventh-inning stretch at just about every Major League Baseball game (and probably a lot of minor league and college games, as well). One of the songwriters (I think it was Norworth) got the idea for the song from a subway advertisement. He had never seen a baseball game, but wrote the song that has been associated with the game ever since.

Frank Aronoff of Laguna Beach, California, sent me the following additional information:

Jack Norworth's other legacy to baseball is his founding of the Laguna Beach Little League in 1952. Cracker Jacks honored Jack on the 50th anniversary of writing the lyrics by giving LBLL the Jack Norworth Trophy. This was presented to Jack at a 1958 Dodgers game along with life passes to ML Baseball. The trophy is still awarded each year to the league champions. Jack's other tradition is still in place after 46 seasons: every ball player is given a box of Cracker Jacks at opening day ceremonies.

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