Babe Ruth putting from the rough during match with Ty Cobb at Commonwealth Country Club

Babe Ruth putting from the rough during match with Ty Cobb at Commonwealth Country Club

Item Information

Title:
Babe Ruth putting from the rough during match with Ty Cobb at Commonwealth Country Club
Description:
Babe Ruth putting from just off the green during an exhibition match with Ty Cobb at Commonwealth Country Club.
Photographer:
Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967
Date:
June 25, 1941
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Film negatives
Group portraits
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Leslie Jones Collection
Series:
Sports: Identified [Baseball]
Subjects:
Baseball players
Golf
Sports spectators
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
Places:
Massachusetts > Middlesex (county) > Newton
Extent:
1 negative : film, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/sj139v74x
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) Leslie Jones.
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Original data provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve: Babe Ruth putting from the rough during match with Ty Cobb at Brae Burn, June 1941.
Corrected title and date based on research by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2018.
Summary provided by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2018.
On June 25, 1941, Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb met at the Commonwealth Country Club in Newton, MA for the first of three charity golf matches (Society for American Baseball Research, 2018).
Accession #:
08_06_036543