Bidding Begins On Billings Babe Ruth Ball - Bravo!
The BILLINGS GAZETTE pitches up news of a baseball signed by Babe Ruth now going up for bids. But what’s remarkable about this particular auction item is the near-mint condition of the 61-year-old ball and the story of how it was acquired & kept.
77-year-old Carvel Lincoln, then a 16-year-old pitcher from Idaho, was in Billings for a junior baseball tournament. Also at the 1947 tournament was the Babe, who showed up for the opening ceremonies and later gave a short speech at that evening’s banquet:
