Babe Ruth and Group Playing Billiards photograph

Date1929 December

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Babe Ruth and group playing billiards. The caption (not shown) reads "Babe Ruth, dean of home run hitters, concentrating on a corner shot, during a green cloth battle in which several sport celebrities participated to help swell the American Christmas and Relief Fund. Left to right: Johnny Layton, of St. Louis, Mo., the three-cushion champion; Ted Healey; Alfred De Oro, former pocket billiards champion; Babe Ruth; Mickey Walker, middleweight champion; Leo Flynn, sports promoter and manager; Walter Cochran, former three-cushion champion; and Jack T. Doyle." Based on the dates on the back of the photograph (also not shown), this was taken in December 1929.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0489

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Subject Walker, Mickey, 1903-1981

Subject Healey, Ted

Subject de Oro, Alfredo, 1863-1948

Subject Flynn, Leo, d. 1930

Subject Cochran, Walter

Subject Doyle, Jack T.

Subject Layton, Johnny, 1887-1956

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions9.5 x 7.5 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

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