In Vintage Photo Wednesday I bring you the coolest sports photos from the first half of the 20th century and earlier I can find. Exceptions will be granted for photos up through the 1970s from time to time. Clicking on the image below will take you to a larger version in my Flickr album.
For the first edition of this series I’m bringing you a great and rather intense portrait of the great Babe Ruth from his time with the Boston Red Sox. This images dates from 1916, when Ruth was still primarily a pitcher. In fact, 1916 was his career year on the mound — he led the American League in ERA and shutouts, and won 23 of his 40 starts.
