negro league memorabilia

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Posted By: chris

any negro league collectors out there?

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Posted By: Jim VB

There are several accomplished Negro League collectors on these boards. I am not one of them, but my prized collectible is a rare monthly magazine focused on Negro League baseball. It's a 20 page magazine, plus 4 cover pages (inside and out, front and back.) I've shown it before, but here's a sample.

I have the whole thing scanned so, if you'd like to see the entire magazine, send me an email.

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Posted By: Phil Garry

Just picked up this 1938 Homestead Grays Scorecard picturing Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard & Raymond Brown..............

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Posted By: chris

awesome magazine jim! love those graphics...

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Posted By: Gary Cieradkowski

I have been interested in the Negro Leagues since the early '80's when my Grandfather used to tell me about seeing the Newark Eagles play. Going to college in Baltimore in the late 80's I got to meet many of the old players and do portraits of them, Leon Day being the best of the bunch. I got to spend quite a few afternoons in his house talking baseball with him. As far as memorabilia, I have copies of the 1945 and 46 Negro League Yearbooks. I have been trying to get some scorecards, but they are rarer than hen's teeth! Actually I'd just like to have good scans of them, owning the originals don't matter anymore, I'd just like them for research purposes. I am particularly interested in the Baltimore Elite Giants and the Newark Eagles and was writing a history of the Elites but someone else beat me to it! I compiled the stats from almost the entire seasons of 1939-43 for the team going through old newspapers and although it may sound boring, it was a whole lot of fun and rewarding.

The Negro Leagues and their collectibles are a great subject and I hope to see some cool stuff from the members!

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Posted By: Bruce Dorskind

Hi Chris

We have been active collectors of rare Negro League memorabilia since 1977.

The Dorrkind Collection of Negro League Memorabilia includes

(1) A number of real player and real team photo post cards

(2) Negro League Ticket Stubs

(3) A plethora of programs- including 4 Negro League All Star Program
and 3 Negro League Year Books

(4) Several Negro League game advertising posters

(5) Several team panoramas from the 1920's and 1930's

(6) Books on the Negro League and Letters from Efra Manley

(7) Negro League Baseball in the original box

(8) One of two programs to the first Negro League World Series game-1924

(9) Many Negro League Pennants

(10) Ticket to Jackie Robinson's first game

(11) Nice collection of ultra high graderare Cuban cars


We have donated several items to the Negro League Museum, and have instructed our estate lawyers
to donate all of the above items to said museum.


Should you have an interest in learning more, please write to us privately


Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List
bdorskind@dorskindgroup.com

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Posted By: CS Bolay

Nice programs/mags, those are great!



Used to write to surviving Negro Leaguers, have a small collection of 3x5s. Got Buck and Ted Radcliffe at shows.



Don't have the money to go any further than that. Maybe someday I'll get run over or win the lottery and buy out Wayne Stivers...

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Posted By: chris

This is all I have in regards to negro league memrabilia. They are actually wearing The Cincinnati Reds road unis from the previous year. With some help from Wayne Stivers, I've identified all but one players. I showed this photo to a former Negro League player from Cincinnati last year at The National. He was able to identify the building and the street. Very cool...

If someone smarter than me can post the photo i would appreciate it.

http://www.freephotoserver.com/show.php?pn=

The players and manager left to right:

J. Sonny "Sweet" Harris
Ewing Russell
Josh "Brute" Johnson
Porter Moss
Nathaniel " Jess, Jeff, Nap" Houston
Junius Lloyd, Alexander, Rainey Bibbs
???
Cornelius Randall "Neil, Neal, Shadow" Robinson
Olan "Jelly, Satan" Taylor
Harvey "Pete" Peterson
"Turkey" Smith
Marlon Theodore "Mel, Pee Wee" Carter
Carl, Lee, Jim "Butch, Lefty" Glass ( Manager )
Howard Willis "Ho" Easterling ( Standing behind front of bus )
Henry Lewis "Frank, Speed" Merchant

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Posted By: ramram

I've got some old scorebooks that include games played by lower level white teams against some of the Negro League (and pre-Negro League) teams. They include the 1895 Cuban Giants (with Frank Grant), the 1905 Cuban Giants and the 1928 Brooklyn Royals. I've also got a scorebook that contains Satchel Paige's first Major League win.

Also have this c. late 1890's cabinet card of an unknown Cuban X-Giant's player. Interesting to note that the photographer's backdrops consist of what look like shower curtains in what was surely a very low-rent studio (no photographer's imprint on the back).

Rob M.

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Posted By: Jim VB

I'm posting this picture for Chris.






The players and manager pictured left to right:



J. Sonny "Sweet" Harris

Ewing Russell

Josh "Brute" Johnson

Porter Moss

Nathaniel " Jess, Jeff, Nap" Houston

Junius Lloyd, Alexander, Rainey Bibbs

???

Cornelius Randall "Neil, Neal, Shadow" Robinson

Olan "Jelly, Satan" Taylor

Harvey "Pete" Peterson

"Turkey" Smith

Marlon Theodore "Mel, Pee Wee" Carter

Carl, Lee, Jim "Butch, Lefty" Glass ( Manager )

Howard Willis "Ho" Easterling ( Standing behind front of bus )

Henry Lewis "Frank, Speed" Merchant

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Posted By: writehooks

An excellent website for information and photos of Negro League players who barnstormed and/or played in Western Canada can be found at www.attheplate.com

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Posted By: Chris David

I to dabble in the negro leagues. Currently on the look out for a Hilton Smith and Willie Wells autograph.

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Posted By: Max Weder

I have a few signed books. Here's the signature page from Great Negro Stars by Doc Young

Not quite sure what Ray Burris or Bob Lemon are doing there



Max

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Posted By: Jeff

I don't have very much, but I do have signed 1970s baseball cards of Hilton Smith and William Foster (Spence says its the only known baseball card signed by Willie Foster), and I have a few ticket stubs, too, and some other autographs here and there.... I WISH there was more and more and more to get, but its very scarce

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Posted By: Steve

Jeff
Can we see that Willie Foster Auto?

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Posted By: andypcl

Hello,

Can anyone help me out with the approximate date/scarcity/value of this Jacksonville Tars Negro League mini-bat?
Thanks for any info...

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Posted By: Joe_G.

Rob, great Cuban Giant cabinet. There are reports of the NL Detroit Wolverines playing them after many NL teams refused to (I recall games in 1887 and 1888).

Best Regards,
Joe Gonsowski

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Posted By: Brock G.

Andy,
As a Jacksonville resident I must say that bat is really cool but I do not believe the Jacksonville Tars were a Negro league team.

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Posted By: andy

Hi Brock,

Thanks for the post. I posted this for a friend and since doing so, looked up a little more about them - They were in the Southeastern League with Mobile, Selma, Jackson, Montgomery, etc. It looks like most teams had affiliations with big-league clubs. Then they became part of the South Atlantic League. When the Tars became the Braves in 53' it looks like Hank Aaron was on the roster.

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Posted By: Brock G.

Andy,
On a side note, the stadium the Tars, as well as the Negro-league Red Caps, played at is still in use. Jacksonville doesn't really have a strong historic baseball tradition but old Durkee Field (now JP Small) is quite a place. I played numerous High school games at the field and it can really take you back in time.
Check out the photos of the stadium:
http://www.digitalballparks.com/Southern/Jacksonville_640_1.html

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Posted By: andy

that looks like quite a park - lots of great history.

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Posted By: Steve F

Jury is still out on whether the Negro Leagues were as good as the Majors, but one thing is for certain. The NLB players had the best nicknames.

Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell, Double-Duty Radcliffe, Jelly Gardner, Ready Cash, Spoony Palm, Groundhog Thompson, Honey Lott, Cleveland Clark, Ace Adams, True Heart Ferrell, Copperknee Thompson, Steelarm Davis, Cannonball Redding, Dolly Gray, Turkey Stearns, King Tutt, Scrappy Brown, Tank Carr, Possum Poles, Bunny Downs, Rats Henderson, Bullet Joe Rogan etc.