NEW YORK -- Nearly 500 baseball artifacts including a Shoeless Joe Jackson game bat and material from the Negro Leagues will be auctioned off by Christies this fall in New York.The items come from the National Pastime Museum, an online museum based on a private collection of baseball artifacts, photographs and memorabilia.Shoeless Joes Black Betsy bat is one of only two known to survive from his career, and the only one with his full signature in script stamped into the barrel, according to Christies. It has the scars of game use, including ball and cleat marks and a handle crack. Christies experts think it might sell for $500,000 to $700,000.Jackson was accused with other Chicago White Sox teammates of accepting payments for throwing the 1919 World Series. The Major League great was acquitted but banned from the sport.Hes a legendary figure and to have an actual object that he touched and used in a game, its a very special piece, said Simeon Lipman, Christies pop culture specialist.The auction record for a game-used baseball bat is a 1923 Babe Ruth bat that sold for $1.2 million in 2004.The sale also has a game bat used by Negro Leagues slugger Josh Gibson when he played for the Pittsburgh Crawfords from 1932 to 1936 and a Jackie Robinson bat that could sell for $300,000 to $400,000. Robinson, who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1956, gave the bat to a collector and signed it for him at a 1955 game at Philadelphias Connie Mack Stadium.Steve Costello, a baseball historian and former executive vice president of Steiner Sports collectibles, said collecting of vintage items is at an all-time high, because theres a scarcity of items and an increase in the number of collectors.The Christies sale also includes other items and photography related to the Negro Leagues, including a 1907 book that chronicles the history of black baseball from 1885 through 1907. The History of Colored Base Ball was written by Sol White, captain of the Philadelphia Giants and future Hall of Famer. The auction house thinks it might sell for between $15,000 and $20,000.Christies says the total value of the auction items could top $5 million. The sale is scheduled for Oct. 19 and 20.The museum selling the items did not return an email request for comment. Youth Will Clapp Jersey . Walcott is available for Saturdays home match against Southampton as Arsenal looks to extend its two-point lead at the top of the Premier League. The Gunners are currently the second highest scorers in the league but Wenger insists Walcott will add something extra to his team. Cheap Saints Jerseys . But when it comes to determining if Raymond will find a place on the Leafs roster when training camp concludes in a week, well, that decision will ultimately fall to the head coach. http://www.wholesalesaintsjerseys.com/?tag=youth-trequan-smith-jersey . He just needed to be his best twisting, turning acrobatic self. "I didnt need to be anybody else, I just needed to be myself and be aggressive," said Burks, who scored a career-high 34 points to spark the Utah Jazz to a 118-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Youth Rick Leonard Jersey . - NASCAR announced a 33-race schedule for the 2014 Nationwide Series with virtually no changes from this years slate. Youth Marcus Davenport Jersey . Emery skated the length of the ice and fought an unwilling Holtby during the third period of the Flyers 7-0 loss Friday night in Philadelphia. He was given 29 penalty minutes, including a game misconduct. But Emery did not face even a disciplinary hearing with NHL senior vice president of player safety Brendan Shanahan because rules 46. LOGAN, Utah -- Koby McEwen and Jalen Moore combined for 37 points as Utah State pulled away from New Orleans in the second half for a 76-66 victory on Monday night.Moore, who now has 1,284 career points, made 5 of 8 field goal attempts for 18 points. McEwin led Utah State (6-4) with 19 points and had seven rebounds. Shane Rector chipped in 13 points.Utah State shot 63.2 percent (12 of 19) in the second half to finish with 24-of-48 shooting while limiting New Orleans to 40.7 percent.McEwwen drilled a 3-pointer and added two free throws with 1:11 left in the first half for a 31-29 advantage and the Aggies never trailed again.dddddddddddd New Orleans closed to 50-49 with 8:53 left in the game following two straight Christavious Gill layups. Sam Merrell responded with a trey to start an 11-5 run.Erik Thomas led New Orleans (4-6) with 21 points. Cheap NFL Womens Jerseys China Jerseys Wholesale NFL T-shirts China NFL Jerseys NFL T-shirts From China Wholesale NFL Hoodies Wholesale Jerseys ' ' '