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Babe Ruth Newspaper Pages with Salary Information, “Illustrated Current News” Posters.
Lot 309. Babe Ruth Newspaper Pages with Salary Information, “Illustrated Current News” Posters. Ruth is pictured on two “Atlanta Constitution” pages, one from 1932 and the other, from 1934. On a page from Jan. 15, 1932, Ruth is said to be “indignant” because the Yankees offered him only $70,000 for the upcoming season. That was $10,000 less than what he made in 1931, when he hit only 46 home runs and batted .373. By 1934, Ruth has agreed to have his salary cut from $52,000 in 1933 to $35,000. The 1934 paper has a 6” x 6.5” picture of Ruth. It has a tear at the top; otherwise, the newspapers are vg+ to ex. The 12.5” x 19” “Illustrated Current News” posters are from 1947 and 1948. In the earlier poster, Ruth is shown leaving a hospital, where he spent three months recovering from cancer surgery; a nurse accompanies him. In the later poster, Ruth is at the Giants-Dodgers opening game at the Polo Grounds. This poster also shows President Truman throwing out the first ball at the Senators-Yankees game and Connie Mack and Joe McCarthy at the opening Athletics-Red Sox game. Both posters have vertical folds. Otherwise, the 1947 poster is vg-ex, and the 1948, vg with border stains or tears.
Minimum Bid $75.
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