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Walsh, Christy

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Walsh, Christy

Walter "Christy" Walsh (December 2, 1891 – December 29, 1955) was an American writer, cartoonist, and sports agent. He is known for acting as Babe Ruth's agent, and is considered to be the first baseball sports agent. "By Arrangement with Christy Walsh"; Walsh was a pioneer of sports licensing. His most frequent device was getting sports stars to put their names on ghostwritten articles in newspapers and magazines. Many a WS game was "analyzed" by a star who was nowhere near the scene of action. A 1911 graduate of St. Vincent's College in Los Angeles, Walsh first worked for the Los Angeles Express. In 1921, he started his own syndicate, creating a major industry for stars like Ruth, Gehrig, Rockne, and others. Walsh was sports director for the 1939-40 New York World's Fair.

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Babe Ruth and Group with Stuffed Cow photograph, undated
Object number: BL-1999-03769-123
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
undated
Babe Ruth, Christy Walsh and Bob Meusel on set of "The Pride of the Yankees" photograph, 1942
Object number: BL-1999-03769-116
Meusel, Robert William, 1896-1977
1942
Babe Ruth Leaving Footprints in Cement photograph, undated
Object number: BL-1995-05569-010
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
undated
Babe Ruth scrapbook Volume 01 Part 01, 1921-1922
Object number: BL-1956-00155-014
Walsh, Christy
1921-1922
Babe Ruth scrapbook Volume 01 Part 02, 1922
Object number: BL-1956-00155-015
Walsh, Christy
1922
Babe Ruth scrapbook Volume 01 Part 03, 1922
Object number: BL-1956-00155-016
Walsh, Christy
1922
Babe Ruth scrapbook Volume 02 Part 01, 1922
Object number: BL-1956-00155-004
Walsh, Christy
1922
Babe Ruth scrapbook Volume 02 Part 02, 1922
Object number: BL-1956-00155-005
Walsh, Christy
1922
Babe Ruth scrapbook Volume 03 Part 01, 1922
Object number: BL-1956-00155-002
Walsh, Christy
1922
Babe Ruth scrapbook Volume 03 Part 02, 1922
Object number: BL-1956-00155-003
Walsh, Christy
1922
Babe Ruth scrapbook Volume 04 Part 01, 1922
Object number: BL-1956-00155-011
Walsh, Christy
1922
Babe Ruth scrapbook Volume 04 Part 02, 1922
Object number: BL-1956-00155-012
Walsh, Christy
1922