Babe Ruth Ball Rejected by Heritage

[Bpm0014]

Sadly, the Ruth is no good.

[RichardSimon]

I disagree with the previous authentications and agree with PSA.

[mickeymao34]

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

Sadly, the Ruth is no good.

Brendan, I know nothing whatsoever bout auto's but can you tell me what is dead give away that this is not the real McCoy?
thanks

[Bpm0014]

At a quick glance.....

1. The "a" is too fat.
2. The "e" looks too much like a backwards "3". The middle should not come to a point (per se), but rather a mound if that makes sense.
3. The "u" is just off.

Tough to explain via email, is easier in person, but hopefully you understand!

[egri]

Is it just me, or does the Ruth look like ballpoint? If so, that would be another giveaway, as ballpoints didn't become popular until the mid-fifties.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by egri

Is it just me, or does the Ruth look like ballpoint? If so, that would be another giveaway, as ballpoints didn't become popular until the mid-fifties.

Towards the end of his life, Ruth signed quite a few postcard-sized photos in ballpoint.

[slidekellyslide]

This is a baseball I used to own, it's a Goldsmith 97 League baseball and it's signed by the 1938 Clinton Owls of the Three I League. Goldsmith was still using black and red stitching in 1938

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

This is a baseball I used to own, it's a Goldsmith 97 League baseball and it's signed by the 1938 Clinton Owls of the Three I League. Goldsmith was still using black and red stitching in 1938

Hi Dan,
I'm quite certain that Goldsmith used the black and red stitching in 1939 as well.
After Vander Meer's unprecedented back-to-back no-hitters in 1938, Goldsmith signed Vandy to a lucrative endorsement deal that debuted in the 1939 season.
The 1939 version of their Official League ball w/ Vandy had black and red stitching. In 1940 or 1941 they went to all red stitching. I believe that the transition year was 1940, FWIW.