Babe Ruth at Commonwealth Country Club for match with Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth at Commonwealth Country Club for match with Ty Cobb
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Babe Ruth at Commonwealth Country Club for match with Ty Cobb
Description:
Babe Ruth carrying a golf club in his left hand and striding up the fairway surrounded by a crowd of spectators at Commonwealth Country Club during to an exhibition match with Ty Cobb.
Original data provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve: Babe Ruth at Brae Burn for match with Ty Cobb, 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).
