Babe Ruth?

[jgmp123]

Also, as far as "own legwork" is concerned...my religion, job, wife, and 2 little girls (ages 4 & 2) take precedent over all of that. This started out as a thread asking for you to provide additional details of your findings just like every other thread that ends up like this.

[rscheck]

I own the Ruth ticket in question. Josh passed the link to me and I registered this morning. I would be happy to answer any questions anyone may have regarding the item. The only thing I can really do is convey the story of how I obtained it.

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by rscheck

I own the Ruth ticket in question. Josh passed the link to me and I registered this morning. I would be happy to answer any questions anyone may have regarding the item. The only thing I can really do is convey the story of how I obtained it.

Welcome!

Maybe you could tell us what additional evidence Chris may have shared with you. I am just doing my own "legwork".

[rscheck]

I haven't spoken to him yet. I did read the string and what I can tell you is I was given the ticket by a women that stated she was at the game and saw Babe at a radio broadcast after and had the ticket signed. My dad was a maintenance manger at a condo complex in Delray Beach Florida for over 20 years. This woman was one of the residents. My dad would talk to all the residents and apparently my brother and I were topics for him to bring up. I was living in Florida after I got out of the service and he apparently told her I was a Yankee fan (I grew up in NYC). She asked him if he thought I would like a Babe Ruth autograph. She apparently went into her bedroom and came out with the ticket. My dad conveyed this to me, I went over to meet her, and had a nice chat and wound up with the ticket. I then took it and put it in one of those plastic holders with screws and have had it since sometime in 1992. I am not sure but judging by where she lived and the story I would put her at close to 70 when I met her.

[jgmp123]

Originally Posted by rscheck

I haven't spoken to him yet. I did read the string and what I can tell you is I was given the ticket by a women that stated she was at the game and saw Babe at a radio broadcast after and had the ticket signed. My dad was a maintenance manger at a condo complex in Delray Beach Florida for over 20 years. This woman was one of the residents. My dad would talk to all the residents and apparently my brother and I were topics for him to bring up. I was living in Florida after I got out of the service and he apparently told her I was a Yankee fan (I grew up in NYC). She asked him if he thought I would like a Babe Ruth autograph. She apparently went into her bedroom and came out with the ticket. My dad conveyed this to me, I went over to meet her, and had a nice chat and wound up with the ticket. I then took it and put it in one of those plastic holders with screws and have had it since sometime in 1992. I am not sure but judging by where she lived and the story I would put her at close to 70 when I met her.

If you don't mind me asking, at what point were you prompted to have the piece authenticated and if you knew it was authentic, then why send it off for 3rd party authentication?

[rscheck]

Originally Posted by jgmp123

If you don't mind me asking, at what point were you prompted to have the piece authenticated and if you knew it was authentic, then why send it off for 3rd party authentication?

A) I don't mind you asking at all B) It was authenticated when I sent it to Huggins and Scott to be auctioned.

[jgmp123]

Originally Posted by rscheck

A) I don't mind you asking at all B) It was authenticated when I sent it to Huggins and Scott to be auctioned.

Thank you for your response.

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by rscheck

I haven't spoken to him yet. I did read the string and what I can tell you is I was given the ticket by a women that stated she was at the game and saw Babe at a radio broadcast after and had the ticket signed. My dad was a maintenance manger at a condo complex in Delray Beach Florida for over 20 years. This woman was one of the residents. My dad would talk to all the residents and apparently my brother and I were topics for him to bring up. I was living in Florida after I got out of the service and he apparently told her I was a Yankee fan (I grew up in NYC). She asked him if he thought I would like a Babe Ruth autograph. She apparently went into her bedroom and came out with the ticket. My dad conveyed this to me, I went over to meet her, and had a nice chat and wound up with the ticket. I then took it and put it in one of those plastic holders with screws and have had it since sometime in 1992. I am not sure but judging by where she lived and the story I would put her at close to 70 when I met her.

Sounds like a scenario for "Treasure Detectives". They will:

• Verify Ruths' whereabouts
• verify womans identity and movements
• Authenticate ticket
• Authenticate autograph
• X-ray the ticket for the hell of it
• Talk to Chris

[ss]

So what do folks think specifically about the Ruth autograph? When Chris posted it, I felt it was good. David did as well. What do others think?

[shelly]

I am going to say no but I sure would like the people I respect to open there mouths.

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by Deertick

Sounds like a scenario for "Treasure Detectives". They will:

• Verify Ruths' whereabouts
• verify womans identity and movements
• Authenticate ticket
• Authenticate autograph
• X-ray the ticket for the hell of it
• Talk to Chris

BTW, all this would take longer than the short time an auction runs.

[shelly]

sorry

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by jgmp123

Also, as far as "own legwork" is concerned...my religion, job, wife, and 2 little girls (ages 4 & 2) take precedent over all of that. This started out as a thread asking for you to provide additional details of your findings just like every other thread that ends up like this.

James, I can certainly appreciate your more important commitments, but since you're not doing the leg work to acquire that information, I will decide what I will or will not publish.

Fair enough?

[HRBAKER]

So at the end of the day, Chris says it's bad, SGC says it's good (twice) if I am reading this right. Neither is inclined to tell you why. Some that's good enough for, some not. All in all just a typical Net54 Autograph Forum thread, right?

[jgmp123]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

James, I can certainly appreciate your more important commitments, but since you're not doing the leg work to acquire that information, I will decide what I will or will not publish.

Fair enough?

Fair enough Chris. Thank you for the details you have already provided.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by jgmp123

Fair enough Chris. Thank you for the details you have already provided.

Thank you, James, and you're welcome.

Much appreciated.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by jgmp123

Fair enough Chris. Thank you for the details you have already provided.

What details?

Here is what Chris has said:

"This Ruth is bad."
"This one is, too."
"The forger of these lives in Michigan."

You see any "details"?

[jgmp123]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

What details?

Here is what Chris has said:

"This Ruth is bad."
"This one is, too."
"The forger of these lives in Michigan."

You see any "details"?

Those are the details I was referring to...now on to my own legwork...

[jgmp123]

I want to believe that the ticket/signature is real, but my gut is telling me no. I don't believe the stub is real and that in itself should rule out the signature.