Autograph letter, one page, 7 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 7, 1941. First page of a longer letter to Joe [Engel], with Engel’s name added to greeting in an unknown hand. First page reads, “Am just back from Detroit where Ruth and I played our deciding golf game–and I find yours with enclosure, I appreciate very much your thought in sending me this picture, yes it brings back memories of long ago for I at that time was 12 years of age and I was on the Royston, Ga. first team and not a bad team for Royston had some good teams and did take some of the best semi pro teams even of Atlanta, Ga. at one time we had a team of nine men in professional baseball. Now about this first baseman, I like him, he can field now in major league, a left hander, throwing and batting and a fine size also a real boy with habits and spirit. If you are coming out I hope you can come soon, I will be at my home in Atherton, Calif. close to San Francisco and very close to Palo Alto, Calif. also only 15 miles from San Jose where this boy lives, my wire address.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, a bit of mild soiling, and two mounting remnants along reverse top edge. In his letter, Cobb mentions his summer 1941 golf tournament with Babe Ruth, from which he had just returned. While playing golf at the Augusta National course in April of that year, Cobb challenged Ruth to a series of golf matches and suggested they could raise money for charity. “I have been hankering to take a shot at the Babe ever since I started playing golf,” Cobb told reporters. Ruth accepted the challenge. The two baseball greats played three matches in Boston, New York City, and Detroit to benefit the U.S.O. and Cobb beat the Bambino two to one. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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