1921

24 October 1921 dated legal document has been signed on the second page "Geo. H. Ruth" in fountain pen. It allowed for use of his name and likeness in "the manufacture and sale of sporting goods or every kind and description." Also signed by both parties mentioned within whom were his partners in the venture and set to pay him twenty-five percent of net profits. He was then in his second season with the Yankees and enjoyed one of his finest seasons in baseball hitting 59 homeruns to break his own record which was set the year prior. Ruth was revolutionizing the game and was certainly the most marketable athlete that the American public had yet seen. Legal sized pages remain affixed to the outer paper folder (which has split into two pieces) and there is toning and general handling and storage wear throughout. This includes creasing, wrinkles, corner/edge chips, and a small tear along the top. A very desirable early career era autographed document. Includes full LOA from PSA/DNA (autograph graded "6"): Sig. EX, Document GD