Backtrack: “Take Me Out To The Ball Game”
The tune didn’t really take off in the major leagues until Chicago sportscaster Harry Caray began singing it in the 1970s.
Five sets of paws pound the pavement, tongues lolling, tails wagging, as tutu- and bandana-clad dachshunds dash from one end of The Athenaeum’s hay bale–lined enclosure to the other. Or, at least, that’s the idea at the Wiener Dog Races, a GermanFest staple since 2008. Why dachshunds? These babies are naturals. “They’re quick dogs,” says […]