Is This Really Babe Ruth?

[darwinbulldog]

As they say, a prosopagnosiac and his money are soon parted.

[Michael B]

I am pretty sure I have a good full on photo of Ernst Brandsten. I just pulled out a photo him and two of his Olympic diving athletes to scan to my website. I will post it when I get home this evening.

Brandsten competed in diving at the 1912 Olympics but did not medal. His wife Greta Johansson also competed in diving in 1912 winning a gold medal. They trained divers at Stanford for 33 years. Both were inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Florida. At one point I owned a large group of Greta's personal HOF programs signed by many HOFer Olympians.

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

As they say, a prosopagnosiac and his money are soon parted.

pros·o·pag·no·sia

/ˌpräsəpaɡˈnōZH(ē)ə/

noun
Psychiatry
noun: prosopagnosia

an inability to recognize the faces of familiar people, typically as a result of damage to the brain.

Your welcome.

[Snapolit1]

Shows the hypnotic power of the flip. I looked at the card (online) 1,000 times and never one questioned it. Now looking at it it is clearly not babe Ruth. I wouldn't even say even close to Babe Ruth. Unreal.

[Michael B]

I don't normally look at a lot of threads in this section, but the title piqued my curiosity. I am glad I did. I knew immediately it was not Babe Ruth. I guess the expression 'You tell a lie enough times and people will believe it' holds true here. For everyone's edification here is a photo of Ernst (NOT Ernest) Brandsten with two of his star divers at Stanford circa 1926-27. Dave Fall on the left won a silver medal in diving in 1924. He became an attorney practicing maritime law in California. Just before his death in 1964 he was appointed a district court judge in California. Pete Desjardins on the right won a silver medal in diving in 1924 and gold medals in both diving events in 1928. I will also post this in the other thread.

[Steve D]

And now, PWCC has one in their new auction:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1935-Muratt...sAAOSw-NFav~yF

I just sent an email to them asking them to look up the thread(s) here on Net54.

Steve

[mantlefan]

Originally Posted by Steve D

And now, PWCC has one in their new auction:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1935-Muratt...sAAOSw-NFav~yF

I just sent an email to them asking them to look up the thread(s) here on Net54.

Steve

Good luck with that, Steve.

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by mantlefan

Good luck with that, Steve.

I know, call me a hopeless optimist

Steve

[irv]

Originally Posted by Steve D

And now, PWCC has one in their new auction:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1935-Muratt...sAAOSw-NFav~yF

I just sent an email to them asking them to look up the thread(s) here on Net54.

Steve

I'm looking forward to hearing their reply. If they are everything they state or try to state with regards to honesty, transparency and keeping the hobby strong, then this card should be pulled from their auction.

Has there been any correspondence/info with regards to PSA and Joe Orlando about this card?

I am sure the monetary hit would be huge, but like they also try to convey, the proper thing to do would be to own this mistake.

Edit: I found the other thread and based on it, I highly doubt PWCC nor PSA will be doing anything soon with regards to removing/admitting anything.
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=252123

Anyway you look at it, it is just wrong these cards are still being sold as Ruth cards and it is equally wrong PSA has not yet acknowledged their mistake.

[prestigecollectibles]

PWCC ended the auction. I once sent Joe Orlando a tweet about the incorrect details regarding the Babe Ruth Shonen Club Japanese postcard and he responded by blocking me.