Who's Sig

[Shoeless Moe]

is this?

[cnote08]

It appears the flash from the camera really washes out the image of the first name. Could you take a couple more pictures and maybe we can piece it together?

[Shoeless Moe]

...but here is the listing


https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Dir...g/114672370205

32 watchers so must be someone, just can't figure it out.

[Steve D]

It appears that the first name has an "i" in it, and is in quotes.

Steve

[packs]

My eyes might be playing tricks on me but it kinda looks like a very faded Babe Ruth on the sweetspot.

[Michael B]

Last name appears to be Smith though there is a tail like a 'y'. I played around a little in photoshop, but the angle and glare make it challenging. The first letter of the first name appears to be "B".

s-l1600-1.jpg

[ss]

How about “Oil” Smith

[Shoeless Moe]

Great call!....could be.

Earl "Oil" Smith

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/earl-smith/

https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...mithea02.shtml

Time frame works.

[yanks12025]

Originally Posted by packs

My eyes might be playing tricks on me but it kinda looks like a very faded Babe Ruth on the sweetspot.

I thought the same thing when i saw the ball

[bjerome]

Dick Smith?

[tjb1952tjb]

I'm going with Earl "Oil" Smith.............quite a character.

[chalupacollects]

Looks like there may be a lot of faded sigs on that ball... Wonder if a black light might bring them out?

[Rob L]

It’s Oil Smith