| This is a
vintage 1937
Sinclair Oil Babe Ruth Contest baseball featuring a
"secretarial signature" of Babe Ruth. The
contest run by the Sinclair oil company was a weekly
essay contest promoted on the company's radio program.
Among the prizes that were awarded, was a Babe Ruth
Autographed baseball, all of which have been signed by a
"ghost" signer otherwise known as a
Secretarial signature. There were 500 signed Official
National League Ford Frick baseballs given away weekly to the
winners that came in the official Spalding box.
Secretarial
Signature - An autograph of a celebrity that is actually
done by his or her secretary, an other assistant or even
a spouse. Sports celebrities are bombarded by requests
for autographs. Most don't have the time to answer all
of the requests, so some have their secretaries do the
signatures.
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