Babe Ruth Thoughts

[travrosty]

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

Actually, after examining this a second time, I'm 100% convinced it's no good. Almost every letter in "Barre" is off. When Ruth writes "Sincerely", the "ere" almost look identical. In "Barre", the "r" and "e" are distinct....and wrong. No good 100%.

The e in Barre is at the end of the word, like the e in babe, so it is different that the e in sincerely, which isnt at the end of the word, so that is faulty logic. and because he puts the location doesnt mean it is a strike against it, remember the nicely signed "Salt lake city" inscription that he wrote out?

that being said, i dont know if its real or not, but those reasons aren't really valid for determining the authenticity.

[Westsiders]

Originally Posted by travrosty

The e in Barre is at the end of the word, like the e in babe, so it is different that the e in sincerely, which isnt at the end of the word, so that is faulty logic. and because he puts the location doesnt mean it is a strike against it, remember the nicely signed "Salt lake city" inscription that he wrote out?

that being said, i dont know if its real or not, but those reasons aren't really valid for determining the authenticity.

I see your point on this, but have to disagree. The "e" that I'm having a big problem with is the "e" in "Wilkes". Whether it falls at the beginning, middle, or end of a word, that particular letter formation isn't close.

[Bpm0014]

The relation of the letters to where they fall in the word, isn't as important as the connection of the letters ("r" to the "e") themselves. If someone can post a picture (or mulitples) of how the Babe writes the word "Sincerely", you'll know what I mean. They are extremely uniform. Here, they are vastly different. Nor do his "r's" even remotely look like the example above....

sinceREly

wilkes barRE

[btcarfagno]

I am certainly no expert in the Babe, especially his very day handwriting. What I know is that his "E"'s in his regular handwriting always look like the funky E in his signature. The R's in the OP (in Barre) may be a bit off but not terribly so, especially if there was an issue with the writing implement which seems like it may have been the case here.

I don't know. If that is a fake Ruth, it is a really really good one.

That said, I agree that the media and placement thereupon leaves a ton to be desired.

Tom C

[mschwade]

My personal opinion is no good.