Charming piece done on a sheet of 8.5"x11" paper which bears a lengthy typewritten poem related to Babe Ruth's famed "Called Shot" in the 1932 World Series. He has signed the piece "Sincerely Babe Ruth" along the lower edge in fountain pen. As legend has it, Ruth stepped to the plate in the fifth inning of Game three with the score tied 4-4, having already hit a home run earlier that day. He took a pair of strikes from pitcher Charlie Root and it is said that after each he extended his arm and pointed to deep centerfield. The next pitch was delivered and Babe hit one of the most memorable home runs in history right to the same spot he had been indicating. His "Called Shot" has become the stuff of legend. Text is well thought out and done with noteworthy attention to detail opening, "A mighty man stood at the plate, his fame spread far and wide, The Yanks - The Cubs - The flag at stake, and Babe Ruth in his stride." Reference is made to the dark period in baseball's history following the 1919 World Series scandal and the impact which he had on reviving its' popularity ("Once when a pall hung o'er the game, and threatened to cast it aside, it was his name, and his great fame, who checked it's downward stride."). The balance accurately embodies what all who were on hand to witness the event must have felt reading in part, "And now the Babe was at the plate, the umpire called strike two, then fickle fans, rose to their feet, and started in too boo, but Babe stepped calmly from the plate, and pointing to the stands, in pantomime fashion said that's where the ball will land, A mighty gesture was this threat, and it taxed his nerve and pride, no other man had done it, no other man had tried...Now the thousands of fans will ne'er forget, when the Babe put himself on the spot, and wrote his name in the Hall of Fame, when he called and made his shot." Paper displays fold lines from mailing and mild toning (touch more pronounced at areas) along with some mild handling wear. Authenticated and encapsulated by PSA with the autograph graded PSA/DNA 9 Mint: Mint