[Baseball] Ruth, Babe. (1895–1948) & Hoover, Herbert. (1874–1964)
Autograph Signed Page and Photographs
A remarkable association item from the legendary American baseball star and Hall of Famer who hit 60 homer runs in 1927 and had a career total of 714. His pencil signature on a 4" x 2" slip of paper together with the pencil signature of President Hoover. Two pin holes at bottom do not affect signatures, light creases, else very good condition. Sold together with a vintage clipped halftone image of Ruth and Hoover together on the day these signatures were obtained and a later reprint photograph of Ruth, captioned with his famous quotation about his salary.One of the most famous of Babe's quotations came in 1930 when Ruth was earning a salary of $80,000 a year, a spectacular number in that era. A reporter suggested that perhaps he was overpaid, since Herbert Hoover was only getting $75,000 as President of the United States. Ruth is reported to have replied, "I know, but I had a better year than Hoover."
The present autographs were apparently obtained three years later on November 11, 1933. President Herbert Hoover, an alumnus of Stanford University, and Mrs. Hoover were in the stadium at Los Angeles, to see the Cardinals win over Southern California's Trojans, 13-7, in one of the season's biggest upsets. Also present was Babe Ruth, baseball's most illustrious son. (6601)
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