Open 'a' Ruth autographs

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All the examples below are from Legendary lots 1027-1033, described as a "Special Collection of Babe Ruth autographed items."

There has been a lot of discussion here about the open 'a' indicating possible problems with his autograph. Out of the 5 items signed "Babe", two show the open 'a' and a third has a non-open-a autograph signed on a photo that has a facsimile autograph with an open 'a'. Is the open 'a' thing a myth? The first one below shows the real autograph signed on the print containing the facsimile open 'a'. If the print with the facsimile is legit, then doesn't that put the open 'a' thing to rest?

There is no nefarious intent behind this post - I just thought it was interesting. My Ruth has an open 'a', so obviously I'd hope it's not an issue.