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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, February 21, 1993                   TAG: 9302210282
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From Associated Press reports
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BABE RUTH SALE AGREEMENT BRINGS $99,000

A Rhode Island philanthropist paid $99,000 Saturday for the 1919 sale agreement that sent Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees.

"It's the most famous document in sports history," Alan Feinstein of Cranston, R.I., said. "I was prepared to bid this high. There was a lot of action, but I wanted this document."

Feinstein said he plans to resell the agreement and donate the money to charity.

Feinstein is a longtime Red Sox fan and is well acquainted with the bad fortune that has dogged his team since they peddled Ruth.

"I am very familiar with the curse of the Bambino," said Feinstein, who was bidding by phone. The auction was conducted in a Manhattan hotel.

A uniform belonging to Ruth's teammate, Lou Gehrig, sold for $110,000, spokesman Michael Puzzo of Leland's auction house said. The Yankees' Hall of Fame first baseman wore the uniform during a 1931 tour of Japan.

Keywords:
BASEBALL

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