Spalding Official Little League baseball signed in black ballpoint by Earle "Greasy" Neale an exceptionally large signature that stretches across the sweet spot into both the east and west panels. The starting right fielder for the 1919 Cincinnati Reds Beale batted .357 in the 1919 World Series with ten hits. Neale's baseball career was overshadowed by his football career playing with the Canton Bulldogs Dayton Triangles and Missillon Tigers and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1967. The baseball is clean with some areas of very light discoloration the signature exhibiting some light fading but sill boasting strong display characteristics. LOA from James Spence Authentication.