Looking for help with this GC Alexander signed baseball

[packs]

Hello collectors,

I recently purchased this baseball that I believe is signed by Grover Cleveland Alexander. I was hoping to get some opinions on the authenticity of the baseball and some help with the other two signatures that appear on it.

The story I got from the seller is that she attended a House of David game in Colorado in the early 1930s as a young child with her father. While she was at the game, she got this baseball signed by a few of the players. The signatures that appear on the baseball are GC Alexander, Babe Didrickson, and a man named EE Ambrose. The baseball was manufactured by Draper and Maynard.

Does anyone have any information on EE Ambrose? Was he a House of David player? Would Babe Didrickson's signature add value to the baseball? Is Alexander's signature authentic? Any help is appreciated.

Here are the photos:

http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/madjams/GLAlexander.jpg

http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/madjams/Babe.jpg

http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/madjams/EEAmbrose.jpg

http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/madjams/NationalLeague.jpg

http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/madjams/18innings.jpg

[mr2686]

Found this link with a listing of House of David players and "hired" players over the years. E.E. Ambrose looks to be Elmer Ambrose, a hired player. I can't find anything else about him. I can't tell you if the Alexander auto is authentic, but I can tell you that both he and Babe Didrikson both played in the 30's for House of David, so at least the story matches up. Good luck and hope you find it authentic.
http://houseofdavidbaseball.com/players/index.asp

[mr2686]

Just as I posted the above, I had a hunch and found Elmer Ambrose minor league stats on Baseball-Reference.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=ambros001elm

[packs]

Thank you so much Mike. I was wondering who he was.

[GrayGhost]

What a great ball and story. I am not sure, but the GCA Sig looks good. Not sure bout Babe Didrickson. This is another reason why our hobby is the greatest in the world. Stories and finds like these still come out, and its just, forgive me for trying to sound young, SUPER COOL.;)

[packs]

Thanks a lot Scott. I would like to think I purchased the ball from the original obtainer of the signatures, as long as they're authentic. Does anyone else have any opinions as to the authenticity?

[Scott Garner]

Thanks a lot Scott. I would like to think I purchased the ball from the original obtainer of the signatures, as long as they're authentic. Does anyone else have any opinions as to the authenticity?

FWIW, the Grover Cleveland Alexander looks correct to me. The provenance also seems very plausable.