Lot # 748: 1920 Dutch Ruether Signed Cincinnati Reds Payroll Check - 1919 World Series Champ

Cincinnati Reds payroll check issued to pitcher Dutch Ruether during the 1920 season in the amount of $212.50. Drawn on the Fifth-Third National Bank of Cincinnati and signed by the team's treasurer, the check is endorsed by Ruether on the reverse and features a number of bank related stamps and cancellation marks, including one dated April 24, 1920. The check displays two vertical folds as well as discoloration along the edges and tiny remnants of clear tape along the top edge from having once been mounted within a display. Notably, Ruether was a member of the famed 1919 World Championship team, which defeated the Chicago White Sox amid the "Black Sox" scandal to win the franchise's first title. This is one of an exceptional grouping of scarce 1920 Reds payroll checks offered within this auction. Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA.