Ruth can do the impossible!

[Nyygameused]

For a beginner like me, this looks aweful but it's authenticated as an "early" sig. For me it's almost like saying "yeah it looks bad but it's good"......... Huh

[ATP]

So the one in this link the same as the first ones being discussed?

http://natedsanders.com/babe-ruth-au...-lot12446.aspx

[Nyygameused]

Originally Posted by ATP

So the one in this link the same as the first ones being discussed?

http://natedsanders.com/babe-ruth-au...-lot12446.aspx

Wowwwwwwwwww

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by ATP

So the one in this link the same as the first ones being discussed?

http://natedsanders.com/babe-ruth-au...-lot12446.aspx

Serious, it comes with a JSA letter?

Does anyone here actually know Spence? If so, they might want to buy him a beer and have a heart to heart.

[shelly]

That is the perfect example of what I was saying. Those two autographs where authenticated (experts) How in the hell can we say something is bad if those two items passed. I love the B and the A connected

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Serious, it comes with a JSA letter?

Does anyone here actually know Spence? If so, they might want to buy him a beer and have a heart to heart.

Sure, if they'll fake the auto and the membership card why not the letter too?

And the printing on brown cardboard hides the remnants of the white background so they don't even have to tidy up the scan in photoshop.

Steve B

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by steve B

Sure, if they'll fake the auto and the membership card why not the letter too?

And the printing on brown cardboard hides the remnants of the white background so they don't even have to tidy up the scan in photoshop.

Steve B

Steve, not really - you can verify the submission number on the letter. I don't know how to do it, but I'm sure someone here can figure it out. If it turns out that it is a legit JSA letter, I would think that calling something 'steel tip fountain' when it's actually a photocopy, would be grounds for dismissal;i.e-he should fire himself.

[Nyygameused]

Shameful indeed

[Runscott]

The evolution of the steep tip fountain pen has been quite dramatic.

Wikipedia claims that the laser copier idea didn't come about until the 1960's, but that's not what really happened....no, not at all. 'They' had apparently kept the process a closely-guarded secret for over twenty years. One of the team members was an avid Yankees fan and tested the new device using various player signatures. Like T206 printer scrap, some obviously survived. The age of the paper must have been what fooled Mr. Spence. Understandable.

[Nyygameused]

I've never seen footage of babe signing an autograph and the resulting image until now:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vT8v39c-288

:58-1:07 pretty cool

[JollyElm]

I've brought this up before, but it's still wild seeing him so comfortably write with his right hand. Those darn nuns!

[JimStinson]

Both Lou Gehrig & Ted Williams both signed right handed too, Amazing that Probably the greatest left handed hitter of all time Ted Williams was a "Natural" Right handed person. When they asked him why he batted left handed , he didn't know and said that when he was a young boy the first time he ever picked up a baseball bat he batted "lefty"
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Vintage Autographs For Sale Now on my Web Site
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[Leon]

Originally Posted by JimStinson

Both Lou Gehrig & Ted Williams both signed right handed too, Amazing that Probably the greatest left handed hitter of all time Ted Williams was a "Natural" Right handed person. When they asked him why he batted left handed , he didn't know and said that when he was a young boy the first time he ever picked up a baseball bat he batted "lefty"
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Vintage Autographs For Sale Now on my Web Site
http://stinsonsports.com/autographs-for-sale/

I have played fairly competitive baseball and softball all my life. I play completely left handed. I write right handed. I kick right footed. .... I am not sure if its too unusual. I have played a lot of racketball too. I play it right handed. I think I am just confused.

[shelly]

Originally Posted by Leon

I have played fairly competitive baseball and softball all my life. I play completely left handed. I write right handed. I kick right footed. .... I am not sure if its too unusual. I have played a lot of racketball too. I play it right handed. I think I am just confused.

This is the first time that I have agreed with you one hundred percent.

[ATP]

To get back on point, just to make sure I understand, are we looking at potential copies of an original Ruth signature, all authenticated?

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by JimStinson

Both Lou Gehrig & Ted Williams both signed right handed too, Amazing that Probably the greatest left handed hitter of all time Ted Williams was a "Natural" Right handed person. When they asked him why he batted left handed , he didn't know and said that when he was a young boy the first time he ever picked up a baseball bat he batted "lefty"
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jim@stinsonsports.com

Vintage Autographs For Sale Now on my Web Site
http://stinsonsports.com/autographs-for-sale/

Ruth and Gehrig (natural lefties) were forced to write right-handed when they were children. Most left-handers were in those days. (My father was, also.)

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

Ruth and Gehrig (natural lefties) were forced to write right-handed when they were children. Most left-handers were in those days. (My father was, also.)

That is exactly what I was thinking when I saw Leon's post about writing right-hand, but being left-handed for baseball. When i began school, I was changed to writing right-handed as well.

[ATP]

Looks like the same auto again....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Babe-Ruth-Au...item33921fb9f4

This time being sold as a reprint. Someone must have cranked a bunch of these out.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by ATP

Looks like the same auto again....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Babe-Ruth-Au...item33921fb9f4

This time being sold as a reprint. Someone must have cranked a bunch of these out.

Yes, this guy means 'buisness'