This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/27/2010
In the wake of the gambling related drama that unfolded during and after the 1919 Black Sox scandal Baseball's very image was threatened to it's core. The rotund pitcher turned slugger named Babe Ruth settled into New York comfortably by blasting 54 round trippers and ushering into play a new game and in effect saving the National Pastime! Here offered is a Baseball artifact whose high grade traits elevate it to the highest echelon of Hall Of Fame memorabilia, a stunning marvelous single signed ball of the greatest athlete sport has ever known, Babe Ruth! Known by such monikers as "The Bambino" and the "King Of Crash", Ruth grew up on the streets of Baltimore and developed a natural aversion to authority that landed him the label of "incorrigible". It was that very mindset that landed him in the St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys- a correctional school that fit the bill far more than did his fathers saloon that had unsuccessfully acted as the eight year olds home up until that point. At St. Marys the young lad adhered to a code of discipline that would serve him well throughout his later life, one of those lessons was the penmanship he learned at that early age that would serve him well throughout his life. Babe Ruth quite literally transformed the practice of obtaining an autograph into a sheer art form. With the lowing script that he executed to any surface but especially an orb of the nature offered here. Featured here is a stunning OAL (Harridge) sphere that projects as an absolute treasure with the stampings as well as the laces retaining a freshness of their subject rarely encountered and seemingly shining out to attract the attention of all enthusiasts. The offered ball hails from the 1940-45 stamping period as evidenced by the two stars at either end of the word "OFFICIAL" The "Babe's" signature gleams out for all to see with a wide eyed appeal and a curvaceous overtone appearing as its subject larger than life! Without question the offered collectible jets right into the "must have" category and will immediately elevate any collection to the serious level instantly. An absolute dream of a ball the featured orb is the finest single signed Ruth ball we have ever offered. The Best! LOA James Spence Authentication.