Forgery: Bad intentions. Meant to deceive.
Clubhouse: Some kid, a ball boy, a bat boy, a clubhouse attendant, etc. would mimic a signature and sign the name to a team baseball.
Typically a "clubhouse" was used on a team signed baseball. Babe may have been busy or just didn't feel like signing a team ball and may give someone a $5 to sign his name to 50 baseballs. And they would try to mimic his signature.
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