Babe Ruth earned substantial income during baseball's off$-$season throughout his career. Which statement best describes his off$-$field ventures?

Babe Ruth earned substantial income during baseball's off$-$season throughout his career. Which statement best describes his off$-$field ventures?

Ruth was perhaps the first start baseball player who never had to participate in barnstorming as his off$-$field endorsement deals provided enough incomin to avoid barnstorming.

Early in his career Ruth, like most baseball players, made money through barnstorming initiatives. Later in his career, unlike most contemporary players, Ruth earned income through endorsement deals

Ruth's celebrity status made barnstorming a more lucrative venture for him than even his playing contract with the Red Sox$/$Yankees$.$ As a result, Ruth consistently participated in national$/$international barnstorming trips

Ruth's off$-$field reputation made him the focal point of pop culture attention to the point where barnstorming was never an option for him. Other players of day essentially banned him from barnstorming so Ruth turned to other revenue streams like ghostwriting columns.