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“Adios to Ghosts” by Sports Agent Christy Walsh with His Signature and Original Art.
Lot 255. “Adios to Ghosts” by Sports Agent Christy Walsh with His Signature and Original Art. Although others may have served in the role of “agent” before Walsh, none can challenge his claim to being the first highly successful sports agent. His clients included Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, and he found ways to help many of them to make and save substantial sums. Once a sports cartoonist, Walsh formed a syndicate of writers who ghost-wrote articles attributed to a host of baseball stars. These articles produced income for the players and Walsh’s business. Among Walsh’s ghost writers were Ford Frick, the future Baseball Commissioner, and Damon Runyon. In “Adios to Ghosts,” self-published in 1937, Walsh provides information on his business and baseball history. The book cover has the names of baseball players that Walsh’s syndicate wrote for: Ruth, Gehrig, Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Carl Hubbell, Walter Johnson, etc. The names of ghost writers are also present; for example, Pittsburgh sportswriter Chet Smith apparently ghosted for Honus Wagner. On the book’s flyleaf, Walsh made use of his capability as an illustrator. There, he placed an original drawing that incorporates the initials of the book’s recipient – “H.B.S.” Below, he wrote “with appreciation and good wishes Christy Walsh.” Kevin Keating authenticated the signature, which is mint 9. The book contains two cartoons by Walsh, one of Eddie Rickenbacker. Photos show him with Ruth, Gehrig, Wagner, Joe DiMaggio and other stars. The book is extensively illustrated and is a quick, well written humorous read. Ex. Walsh passed away in 2005.
Winning Bid $110.
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