VINTAGE BABE RUTH SKETCH PRINT BY HOWARD BRODIE FRAMED PRINT OF NEW YORK YANKEE STAR BABE RUTH Start Price USD 139.00 Current Price USD 139.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, November 12, 2008 End Time Friday, December 12, 2008 Location DERBY CITY - LOUISVILLE KY See more about 'VINTAGE BABE RUTH SKETCH PRINT BY HOWARD BRODIE' Description FREE SHIPPING : SELLER PAYS PRIORITY MAIL INSURED . JEFFRAY Store merry christmas & holiday season greetings great gift item for self or others perfect for discriminating persons many who have everything might~treasure this ~~~~~~~old-one merry christmas & holiday season greetings great gift item for self or others perfect for discriminating persons many who have everything might~treasure this ~~~~~~~old-one     VINTAGE 1930S ERA (SEE 1930 NEWS PHOTO ) FRAMED SKETCH PRINT BY HOWARD BRODIE . GOOD CONDITION IN OLDER HARDWOOD FRAME . CAME FROM LOUISVILLE KY. ANTIQUE MALL .   UNABLE TO FIND NAME OF PRINT , BUT SHOULD BE  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   " BAMBINO SWINGS " THIS IS A GREAT SKETCH PRINT OF A GREAT BALL PLAYER . BY A GREAT ARTIST : SEE BOTH BIOS BELOW.                       BABE RUTH  Baltimore.Early Life When he was seven years old his parents placed him in St. Mary's Industrial School (Baltimore), an institution for underprivileged boys. His days at St. Mary's were spent learning the tailor's trade and practicing baseball in his spare time. He began to play semiprofessional ball in Pennsylvania and was signed by the Baltimore Orioles (International League) in 1914. That same year he was sold as a pitcher to the Boston Red Sox of the American League. Major-League Career Ruth, a left hander, proved to be (1914–19) a formidable pitcher for the Red Sox and one of the most successful in major-league baseball, winning 87 and losing 44 games and winning three World Series games (one in 1916, two in 1918). However, because pitchers do not play in every game, in 1919 Ruth was shifted to the outfield, where his hitting prowess could be used consistently. The following year he was sold to the New York Yankees of the American League, and because of his batting feats and attractive public personality he greatly helped to salvage baseball's popularity, weakened by revelations that gamblers and players, in the so-called Black Sox scandal, had successfully conspired to influence the results of the 1919 World Series. Ruth hit the most home runs per season for several years (1919–21, 1923–24, 1926–30), tied for the home run lead in 1918 and 1931, and set a record of 60 home runs in a 154-game season in 1927. Ruth led the Yankees to seven pennants (1921–23, 1926–28, 1932), and Yankee Stadium, built in 1923, came to be known as the house that Ruth built. He was the highest-paid player of his era, but toward the end of his career he took several salary cuts before he was traded by the Yankees to the Boston Braves (National League) in 1935. He played with the Braves while serving as assistant manager but soon (June, 1935) was released. Ruth was an unmistakable figure with his large frame and spindle-thin legs, and his talented and colorful play captured baseball fans' imagination. For example, in the third game of the 1932 World Series he appeared to indicate a spot in the stands of the Chicago Cubs' ball park where he would hit the ball and promptly blasted it there for a home run. Off the playing field the Bambino, as he was affectionately called, made headlines for his charitable actions, such as visiting sick children in hospitals, as well as for his prodigious appetites and flamboyant lifestyle.                          HOWARD BRODIE Born in Oakland, CA  Brodie studied at the CSFA and at the ASL in NYC. He took his first job in the art department of the San Francisco Chronicle in 1935. During WWII he became famous for his combat sketches which appeared in Life, Look, and other national magazines. He returned to the Chronicle in 1953. Upon retirement, he settled in San Miguel, CA and still lives there. Exh: San Jose State College, 1947; Library of Congress, 1951. In: Huntington Library (San Marino); CPLH; Library of Congress; Air Force Academy (CO).   Pre-war career :  Howard Brodie was a sports artist for The San Francisco Chronicle. Brodie also enjoyed success as an illustrator of college football program covers.  Combat sketches : He became one of the yanks magazine's best-known artists during the war. He sketched everything from Guadalcanal  to the battle of the bulge and had an uncanny ability to capture the emotions of his subjects and record a scene with great attention to detail. He put himself in combat situations many times and received the Bronze Star.  Courtroom sketches : After the war Brodie became a courtroom artist and recorded many famous trials, including those of the Chicago Seven , Charles Manson AND General Westmoreland , The Ruby Trial and Senate Civil Rights Debates. He was also a CBS TV Artist-Correspondent. Brodie never fully severed his ties to the military and was a combat artist in Korea , French Indochina , And vietnam . His works can be found in the Library  of Congress . BELOW PHOTO SHOWS VINTAGE BABE NEWS PHOTOS SIMILAR TO THIS HOWARD BRODIE SKETCH . Great BABE RUTH Photo Cover 1930 New York NYC Magazine    I'VE INCLUDED SEVERAL PHOTOS , BE SURE TO STUDY THEM .   OR PICK UP FREE IN LOUISVILLE AREA .  ~~   ~~ HIGH QUALITY FRAMED PRINT USE LOW BUY-NOW .~~~ THE QUALITY OF A ITEM OR PIECE OF FOLK ART DEPENDS ON THE ARTIST , MATERALS , AND STANDARDS SET OR UNIQUE MEASUREMENT APPLIED TO IT. A ITEM MIGHT BE GREAT BECAUSE OF USEFULLNESS , OR JUST DUE TO BEAUTY OR UNIVERSAL EYE APPEAL . DETERMINING OR FINDING QUALITY THEREFORE INVOLVES PERSONAL UNDERSTANDING OF USE & BEAUTY . A PERSON , OWNER OR CONSUMER ONLY CAN MAKE THIS JUDGEMENT , YOU'RE FRIEND , NEIGHBOR , OR RELATION LACKS YOUR OWN JUDGEMENT . ~~~~~ ~~~~~ WILL LAST MANY YEARS USED DAILY OR IN STAND AS A NICE ADDTION TO ANY HOUSEHOLD .                                  OLD-ONE COLLECTIBLES  CHECK HOT PHOTOS AT OLD-ONE COLLECTIBLES ~~~~~~ ~~~~   ~~~~ BUY WITH CONFIDENCE ~ WHAT YOU SEE DELIVERED PROMPTLY & GUARANTEED TO MATCH DETAILED DESCRIPTION ~~ ~~ CHECK FEEDBACKS~~~ CHECK PHOTOS AT OLD-ONE COLLECTIBLES ~~~~~~ Kentucky Walking Sticks ~~~~~~ Walking Sticks have been used for thousands of years. Kentucky men used walking sticks on the farm to help with herding the animals or while walking in the woods to help maintain balance while walking on trails and to fend off snakes or other such critters. Today a walking stick can be used for hiking on the wooded trail or on display as an example of traditional "folk art" Kentucky. ~~ WALK SOFTLY AND CARRY A BIG STICK! ~~ Choose your favorite type of walking stick from the following pages. It doesn't really matter whether you pick the straight sassafras stick, the tobacco stick or the curled stick, each one is unique!~~~~ CHECK OLD-ONE COLLECTIBLES @ EBAY FOR PERFECT STICK OR STAND SEE PHOTOS . THIS IS A GREAT FOLK ART STICK , THAT MAY BE USED WITH PRIDE.ALSO A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION RIVED TOBACCO STICKS Hand-rived from logs, they were hung to dry and cure tobacco in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Each one measured 24 to 60 inches. no longer made or used many thousands lay in barns throughout Kentucky -------- now being made in to frames ------ walking sticks ------- and sold simply as historic reminders or collectibles. . THIS IS A GREAT ART STICK , THAT MAY BE USED WITH PRIDE.ALSO A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY HALL COLLECTION WALKING STICKS AND CANES ARE A NATURAL DEFENSIVE WEAPON FOR MAN OR WOMAN & ALWAYS ACCEPTABLE ~~~ PROTECT YOURSELF FROM ANIMALS,BULLYS OR THUGS,MAINTAIN BALANCE , HEAL FOOT ANGLE OR KNEE SPRAINS . DISPLAY IN HOME WHEN NOT USING.~~~~ Check out my other items! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! OLD-ONE COLLECTIBLES   Place a Bid!