Just wanted to bump this thread because I got off the phone today with none other than Hank Meyer. 95 years young and sharp as a tack, Henry called me today to let me know he received my letter with the picture of the pennant above. He had never seen the item and was amazed by it--I passed his gratitude on to Jim. He believes it was probably the result of some good performance at Catalina Island with the Cubs in Spring, 1937. He was never compensated for it, obviously.
We cut short our phone conversation because Henry wanted to get out to the golf course.
Henry is a living link to my Eau Claire (WI) baseball history quest. He helped me with my book almost a decade ago and is still going strong. Not every day you can talk baseball with a guy who played 75+ years ago.
Last edited by jschris; 03-28-2012 at 09:51 AM.
Reason: Can't believe I misspelled Hank's last name...
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