This is a vintage Spalding 200 autograph bat of Frank ( Lefty ) ODoul. First off , as with all my auctions ( I do not clean or alter anything I sell , that is up to the buyer ) Note the black on the handle. This is from electrical tape that was put on the handle. I had to remove the tape to make sure that there was no damage. It can either be cleaned or retaped. The bat has been used and has divets , scratches etc. You can see from the photos that the handle is round ...with no wood missing. I cannot see any major splitting. Under the black it looks as if some of the varnish has wore off. You can see the white of the wood in the photos.Lefty played from 1919 to 1934 in the majors. He was batting champ for 1 year , an All-Star and won a world series. He also help set up Japaneese baseball and is in the Japan baseball HOF. If you have any questions , please askThanks for looking