Babe Ruth Golfing photograph
Date1934 February 12
DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Babe Ruth golfing. The caption (not shown) reads "Apparently unaware that he ever was ill, Babe Ruth visited the links of the jungle club at a St. Petersburg, Fla., shortly after his arrival from New York recently, and began to do things in his own inimitable way. The home-run king, who is shown sharpening his bunting eye by sinking a short putt, revived sufficiently a little later to score a double eagle on the 471-yard, Par 5, 17th hole. The Babe's combination was a 250-yard drive and a 220-yard no. 1 iron wallop. The iron shot, played with a fairly heavy cross wind as an added handicap, hit several yards in front of the cup and ran unerringly into the hole. Not bad for an invalid." According to the caption, this was taken February 12, 1934.
Object numberBL-1968-01451-0453
Publisher
New York World-Telegram
Subject
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
Classificationsphotographic materials
Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials
Dimensions6.5 x 8.5 in.
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Object number: BL-1968-01451-1207
New York World-Telegram
1951 March 03
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0122
Greene, William C., 1901-1963
1947 or 1948
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0139
Greene, William C., 1901-1963
1947 or 1948
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0209
New York World-Telegram
undated
Object number: BL-2022-00123-05
Major League Baseball (Organization)
1993 July 12