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Snapolit1 02-17-2017 08:21 AM

"Babe" Ruth signatures
 
Always strikes me as odd when I see he signed so many things "Babe" Ruth. As if he wanted to remind people Babe wasn't his real name. Sort of an odd affectation, as so many guys in those days had nicknames. Was "Babe" limited to a certain period? Any rhyme or reason to the ""? Are there any Ruth items out there with his real name signed?

Coralfarmer84 02-17-2017 08:30 AM

I get your point but a lot of entertainers go by different names. Think actors like Tom cruise or Charlie sheen. Babe Ruth was the ultimate entertainer at that period and he embraced being the "celebrity" more than the man. George Ruth was the man "Babe" Ruth was the superhero.

Snapolit1 02-17-2017 09:08 AM

Not questioning for a moment his nickname. . . . just curious why he felt the need to sign it in quotes. Dizzy Dean wasn't signing "Dizzy" Dean to my knowledge. And Tom Cruise doesn't sign his name Tom "Cruise".

Bpm0014 02-17-2017 09:27 AM

He used the quotes up until 1927 when he became highly popular. Not that he wasn't popular pre-1927, be he typically used the quotes pre-1927, and stopped using them 1927 and thereafter. Maybe he stopped using them in 1927 simply to save time signing due to the constant demand for his autograph? Basically-he stopped using the quotes as his popularity soared.

Snapolit1 02-17-2017 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Bpm0014 (Post 1632154)
He used the quotes up until 1927 when he became highly popular. Not that he wasn't popular pre-1927, be he typically used the quotes pre-1927, and stopped using them 1927 and thereafter. Maybe he stopped using them in 1927 simply to save time signing due to the constant demand for his autograph? Basically-he stopped using the quotes as his popularity soared.

Cool. Is there any baseball stuff signed George Ruth?

ooo-ribay 02-17-2017 10:55 AM

early on, I was "ooo"-ribay :p

Forever Young 02-17-2017 11:19 AM

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early on, I was "ooo"-ribay :p

bahaha
here are a couple variants in 1929

yanksfan09 02-17-2017 12:01 PM

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Here's my G H Ruth check...

Enfuego 02-17-2017 02:48 PM

Very cool


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jdmeltz 02-18-2017 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Snapolit1 (Post 1632140)
NDizzy Dean wasn't signing "Dizzy" Dean to my knowledge. .

Actually he was.

btcarfagno 02-18-2017 09:57 AM

I think that the only "George" Ruth baseball related items you will find would be contracts. The only time period I could ever see him signing anything as George in a "signing for a fan" context would have been in 1914 or possibly 1915. Back then there weren't many if any people seeking autographs of baseball players.

And I only give those dates under the slight possibility that early on he may not have been fond of being known as Babe, which is merely speculation.

Basically anything baseball related would be a contract or a check that happens to be baseball related.

Tom C


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