1915-1919 Babe Ruth Baseball Stars Notebook (BGS Authentic)

This is an extremely rare Babe Ruth item that www.oldcardboard.com lists as one of 5 known rookie cards of Babe Ruth, although it is a notebook from his Red Sox playing days, and not exactly a card. Beckett Grading Services authenticated this and lists it as 1915-1919, although, while a little different from a known photo of him from the 1918 World Series, it's more likely from 1918. They may have been using those years as a range from when these notebooks were made (they made other players too), Babe Ruth or not. But Beckett knows more than I do, so let's go with what they listed.

I've searched online and I've seen this particular one on multiple different sites. It has changed hands many times, it seems. But I can tell you that it ends with me and my family. I've only been able to find one other one that was for sale on a link that is no longer available. And, of course, the one listed on www.oldcardboard.com as an informative photo.

The notebook is in rough shape and has a student's name written on it numerous times. Frederick Haag really liked his name. He also lists the date, February 14, 1923, so that's when he may have started using the notebook, most likely in school. Also listed is 4-1 grade (most likely 4th grade because he knew cursive writing) and Syracuse N.Y. So, he was using this notebook while Babe Ruth was on the Yankees in 1923, and being from New York state, was likely a Yankees fan. Little did he know, it shows the Babe in the rival Red Sox uniform.

Although it's unfortunate little Frederick Haag wrote his name all over the Babe, not realizing the future value this notebook would hold, it also adds something to it. He was using it as a notebook, which was its purpose. And what do kids do with notebooks? They write all over them. And this gives it a little character knowing that Frederick was in a school in Syracuse, N.Y. in 1923, learning his school lessons and writing all over a historic piece of memorabilia. Little did he know, his name would live on through the Babe. Frederick Haag, thank you for being the first caretaker of this historic piece of baseball memorabilia. We know your name, over and over and over and over again. Yes, he wrote it 4 times.

Thanks for looking.