High-Wire Daredevil Defied The Odds

Ivy Baldwin, hero of the high wire, passed away in his sleep on Oct. 8, 1953 after 87 actionpacked years. Who would have guessed that the little man, who lived so dangerously, would die so peacefully? A Civil War baby boomer born in San Antonio the year after Appomattox, Willie Ivy waited until he was full-grown -- five-foot-three and 110 pounds -- to leave home. The 12 yearold stayed in town…