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Spring Training's Roots in Arkansas

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The practice of getting a head start on the baseball season, spring training, began in 1886 in Hot Springs. Eventually Cy Young, Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth woould make the Spa City their annual destination. A new film, The First Boys of Spring, captures the story.

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An extended version of Kyle's conversation with filmmaker Larry Foley.

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Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.