Lot 263. 4 1934-38 Wire Photos with Babe Ruth as a Retired Yankee, a Boston Brave and a Dodger. All originals, all with original captions except the 1936 photo. 1934: UPI wire photo distributed by Acme. Ruth retired at the end of the season. A 7” x 9” photo shows him in street clothes at Navin Field in Detroit before the first game of the World Series with Dizzy Dean, Frankie Frisch, Mickey Cochrane and Schoolboy Rowe. Left border trimmed; otherwise, ex. 1935: UPI-International News. A 6.5” x 8.5” spring training photo pictures Ruth, with the Boston Braves, and a House of David player. Vg+ to ex. 1936: UPI-International News. Ruth is shown in uniform, apparently at Yankee Stadium, in an 8” x 10” photo as he makes a film short titled “Home Run on the Keys.” Vg+ to ex. 1938: UPI-Acme. Ruth, in a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform, talks with Chicago Cubs manager before a game in the Windy City. The photo is 6” x 8” with the bottom border removed; otherwise, ex-m+. An excellent collection capturing the latter stages of the Sultan of Swat’s career!
Winning Bid $165.
Lot 264. 1935 Wire Photo of Babe Ruth and Matsutaro Shoriki, Father of Japanese Pro Baseball. In the fall of 1934, Shoriki sponsored a visit to Japan of Ruth and other American baseball players. At least 200,000 Japanese watched four exhibition games. For his efforts, Shoriki was stabbed by a radical nationalist, who believed that the exhibition games drained money from Japan while the nation experienced an economic depression. An original 6.5” x 8.5” International News photo shows Ruth with Shoriki at the left and Joseph Clark Grew, U.S. ambassador to Japan; Connie Mack and a Japanese baseball fan. Shoriki recovered and formed the Yomiuri Giants. After World War II, he became the first commissioner of the Japanese Professional Baseball League. Since 1977, Japan has presented the Matsutaro Shoriki Award to the player or manager who made a significant contribution to the development of Japanese baseball. Sadaharu Oh was the first recipient and has received the award four times. Bobby Valentine is the only American recipient. The photo is ex+. The caption is included.
Winning Bid $83.
Lot 266. Babe Ruth 11`”x14” Limited Edition Silver Gelatin 1915 Boston Red Sox Image. This museum-quality photo, numbered 341, was hand-printed on acid-free paper from the original glass negative. Ruth won 18 games in 1915 for the Red Sox and batted .315 in the process. The season also included his first major league home run. The photo comes with its “Baseball Antiquities” certificate and is housed in its original book-like folder. A superb Ruth image!
Winning Bid $225.
Lot 267. Babe Ruth 1935 Limited Edition 11” x 14” Photo from the Bruce Murray Collection. This nm-m to mint silver gelatin print captures Ruth in the dugout as a member of the Boston Braves. Murray was one of the most highly regarded photographers of the first half of the 20th century. Working for the “The Pubic Ledger” of Philadelphia and, later, the “Evening Bulletin,” he photographed a wide range of subjects, including sports figures. He retired in 1958 and passed away in 1969. Today, his photos are in the permanent collections of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Thomas Edison Museum, the Babe Ruth Museum, the Franklin Institute, the International Boxing Hall of Fame and other institutions. They also are in many private collections, including those of Reggie Jackson, Tom Hanks, Larry King and Gary Sinise. This photo is embossed with “The Bruce Murray Collection.” It was hand-printed directly from the original 4” x 5” negative. Numbered 737, it comes with a Murray Collection Certificate of Authenticity. It is a wonderful museum-quality image!
Winning Bid $138.
