Nolan Ryan a 55-mile route. The children were expected to help with the daily tasks. Ryan's family lived in nearby Woodsboro in Refugio County, until they moved to Alvin in Brazoria County, when Nolan was six weeks old. As a young boy, Nolan enjoyed throwing objects at any target. His father thought baseball a better usage for his arm; therefore, he encouraged Nolan to play the game. Ryan joined Alvin Little League Baseball when he was nine, made the all-star team when he was 11 and 12, and pitched the first no-hitter of his life a few years later. Ryan also played
British land speed record Mile (150.76 m.p.h.) and Flying Kilometre (150.86 m.p.h.). Henry Segrave on 16 March 1926 set the land speed record in his 4-litre Sunbeam Tiger " 'Ladybird' " on the sands at Southport, England at 152.3 m.p.h. "The mean time for the flying kilometre was 14.6876 seconds equal to 245.11 kilometres per hour, or 152.308 miles per hour." The car suffered supercharger failure during the record run and did not break the mile record. On 27 April 1926, at Pendine Sands J. G. Parry-Thomas in the Higham-Thomas Special "Babs" set the Flying Mile record at 168.07 m.p.h. and the Flying Kilometre