Calling Bat Men - Powerized

[Shoeless Moe]

This bat on Ebay you can see the words Powerized on it. I thought this was not put on bats until 1931, so how likely is this a "Joe" Jackson bat, seeing even his barnstorming days were over at this point or wrapping up to say the least, and not some other player names Jackson. Travis, etc.?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[Neal]

"Powerized" did indeed appear on the centerbrand starting in 1931. With block letters, it could be any player named Jackson .... just not Shoeless Joe.

[WWGjohn]

Without better pictures of the center label, it is impossible to tell much about this bat. By the 1930's all store model MLB players bats had both initials (first and last name) in the center logo. The prominent Jackson of the 30's would have been Travis Jackson so would have had TR in the label. Joe Jackson's bats were labeled JJ. The block lettering would indicate that this is probably a minor league player. A single J in the center logo would imply that this is a junior bat (less than 33 inches), although the 35 on the knob would indicate a 35 inch bat. Without better pictures it is impossible to tell what the bat really is.

John