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Old 05-24-2016, 07:40 AM
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Default Signed Baseballs Auctioned in 1921

I found this article related to a benefit game for Christy Mathewson, who was dealing with TB. The game was played on September 30, 1921, and around $50,000 was raised. Two baseballs were auctioned at the event and the article (attached, sorry for any lost detail) says:

"A baseball, autographed by President Harding, Vice-President Coolidge, Babe Ruth, Matthewson [sic] and George Kelly, was auctioned off for $750. Another ball, autographed by Hans Wagner, sold for $250."

I wonder where those baseballs are now, and how much they'd go for in an auction today...
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