The piece of parchment containing the contract that created ?The Curse? which was finally broken last year when the Red Sox won the World Series is being put on auction and expected to draw bids of more than $500,000. The contact is 86-years old, 5-pages long and contains 2-signatures that were used to send Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1919. Despite its age, the Ruth contract remains in excellent condition, according to Sotheby's. There is some discoloration from aging, along with a rust mark where the five-page document was held together by a paper clip.