[Baseball] [Ruth, Babe]
A Very Early Report Mentioning Ruth, then in the Minor Leagues Playing for the Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore News
Baltimore, Sunday Evening, June 14, 1914. Vol. LXXXV, No. 41. Printed newspaper. Folio. Toned; paper brittle and chipping; separated along central vertical fold.

With a very early report of Babe Ruth while in the Minor Leagues playing for the Baltimore Orioles: "The opening setto yesterday was a corker, and Babe Ruth was forced to give the best he had, for the Orioles offered him little to work on."

Together with:

1. The National Police Gazette. New York, Saturday, May 12, 1923. Vol. CXXII, No. 2387. Folio. Scattered soiling and wear.

Full-page coverage of the opening of the new Yankee Stadium, including a photo of Ruth crossing home plate after hitting his first homer there.

2. The New York Times. New York, Monday, August 12, 1929. Vol. LXXVIII, No. 26,133. Printed newspaper, on rag paper. Folio. Disbound.

Reporting Ruth's 500th home run.

3. The New York Times. New York, Monday, October 1, 1934. Vol. LXXXIV, No. 28,009. Printed newspaper, on rag paper. Folio. Reinforced along central vertical fold.

Special rag printing reporting on Ruth's last at bat as a regular player.

A fine lot covering the entire career of the "Great Bambino".

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How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[Baseball] [Ruth, Babe]
A Very Early Report Mentioning Ruth, then in the Minor Leagues Playing for the Baltimore Orioles

How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[Baseball] [Ruth, Babe] A Very Early Report Mentioning Ruth, then in the Minor Leagues Playing for the Baltimore Orioles

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[Baseball] [Ruth, Babe]
A Very Early Report Mentioning Ruth, then in the Minor Leagues Playing for the Baltimore Orioles