I think Frazee was shopping Ruth around. A friend of mine was fortunate to get a tour by the late Ernie Harwell to view his collection donated to the Detroit Public Library. Ernie saved many vintage letters that were in the discard pile when the Tigers were moving to the new ballpark. There were a few between the Tigers and Red Sox discussing Ruth. The best one he told me about was from Ty Cobb to the ticket man instructing him to leave tickets for two women listed as "prostitutes I have been frequenting". I guess things were different back then!
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Collecting: 1966 Topps Baseball Set
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