Parody Sport Book with Bobby Jones
Here we have a book that was published in 1923 by the American Child Health Association. The book features humorous parody stories named after sports on various healthy habits and eating healthy. Famous athletes comment on and endorse the healthy practices. One of the sports is “Fruit Golf” and Bobby Jones provides the following comment “ All of us should chase the little old Fruit Ball over the course of at least one meal every day.”
Next to this quote is an excellent International Newsreel Photo of an under 20 years of age Bobby Jones.
Under the quote we also have his facsimile signature “Bobby Jones”. This is one of the very few times you will see Jones signing anything ‘Bobby’ Jones. The facsimile signature I is consistent with Jones’ handwriting.
Other sport celebrities pictured within the book include Ty Cobb, Johnny Weismuller, and Babe Ruth in a Yankees team photo.
This is a fun and unknown one-off Bobby Jones item for the Jones collector who thought they had everything"
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