September Pick Ups

[smokelessjoe]

I know this isn't baseball but I thought everyone would enjoy seeing these. I think they are just amazing. I have not found any info yet on the man writing with his mouth - I think the name on the back is Jesse Frary? Picked up about 10 of the sailor guys (USS Brooklyn) as well, all in a little town in Alabama.

[Rob D.]

Growing up an Indians fan, Ray Fosse was my favorite player. I don't know how many autographed postcards I already had of him, but I like this one because of the note he wrote to the fan. Also interesting is he mailed this a little more than a month after getting run over by Pete Rose in the All-Star Game.

I'll probably post this later in the autograph section to solicit opinions on authenticity.

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by smokelessjoe

I know this isn't baseball but I thought everyone would enjoy seeing these. I think they are just amazing. I have not found any info yet on the man writing with his mouth - I think the name on the back is Jesse Frary? Picked up about 10 of the sailor guys (USS Brooklyn) as well, all in a little town in Alabama.

Looks like "Feary" to me. Another example of the same CDV with same name on back (appears to be his signature, rather than a simple identification of the photo's subject):

http://cwfp.biz/cgi-bin/sg_past/tm.p...33&C_1865-1900

and it looks like it was all downhill from there, as by 1900, he was also legless and living in a work house...?

(5th column, about 2/3 of the way down)
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lc...13/ed-1/seq-2/

What I find hilarious though, is that even without any arms, his penmanship is far better than 99.9% of modern ballplayers

[smokelessjoe]

Lance, Wow! It never ceases to amaze me how a different set of eyes can make all the difference. I have probably spent 3hrs trying to find Jesse "Frary".... I owe you one,

[Scott Garner]

I recently picked up a neat piece of memorabilia that is a direct link to one of the many incredible durability records that HOF Nolan set in his career. When Nolan retired at the end of 1993 he left the game with approximately 54 ML records that he either owned outright or had tied in his great career.

On 7/30/74 Nolan Ryan was the starting pitcher against the White Sox in Anaheim. Ryan pitched into the 10th inning striking out 8, but took the loss. The winning pitcher in the game was Jim Kaat.

Even though no one knew it at the time, Nolan was just beginning a record breaking string of starts that lasted 594 games spanning 20 seasons. This Angels dugout card (filled out by manager Bobby Winkles) and ticket are from the 1st game of this streak. Along the way he passed rival HOF'er Steve Carlton's standard of 544 consecutive starts.

Note: This record has since been passed by a couple of other great pitchers, first Roger Clemens and most recently future HOF Tom Glavine.

[sayhey24]

Scott --

That's a great item -- I don't know where you keep coming up with this stuff!

Greg

[sayhey24]

Here's my contribution -- two items I picked up at a small flea market this weekend -- coincidentally both cost $18.

1951 Canadian American League ball signed by the 1951 Oneonta Red Sox.

Old printer's tray -- great for displaying pinbacks -- I'm already starting to fill it up with some of my pinbacks that I hadn't been able to display before.

And this empty box that held a dozen Bob Feller baseballs -- bought it awhile ago, but haven't shown it until now.

Greg

[Forever Young]

1) TWO ORIGINAL, CHILDHOOD TYPE 1 PHOTOS OF DUKE SNIDER FROM HIS ESTATE. They fit nicely with my Mantle, Williams, FELLER and BABE(later printed-20S).

2) BABE RUTH TYPE 1 PHOTO OF 1918 WS, GAME 1. Ruth pitched this game. This series was the last one Boston Won for many years as we all know(HENCE-THE CURSE OF RUTH).
This had a bunch of black press ink/paint that came right off and matted out to this(just over 5x7). I am VERY happy with the result. I am not sure if I have seen an original of this other than this copy so VERY happy that it cleaned up! A great piece of history that I wil now protect

WIKIPEDIA:
"Game 1 of the 1918 World Series marked the first time "The Star Spangled Banner" was performed at a major league game. During the seventh inning stretch, the band began playing the song due to the fact the country was involved in World War I. The song would be named the national anthem of the United States in 1931, and during World War II its playing would become a regular pregame feature of baseball games and other sporting events. The winning pitcher of Game 1 was none other than Babe Ruth, who pitched a shutout.

1918 would be the last Red Sox World Series Championship until 2004. The drought of 86 years was often attributed to the Curse of the Bambino. The alleged curse came to be when the Red Sox traded the superbly talented but troublesome Babe Ruth (who was instrumental in their 1918 victory) to the New York Yankees for cash after the 1919 season."

PS: LOVE THE DUDE IN THE BACK LOOKING ON.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by sayhey24

Scott --

That's a great item -- I don't know where you keep coming up with this stuff!

Greg

Thanks Greg! Purely luck and good timing.

[71buc]

I know that this is off topic and I apologize. It seems that since I started collecting baseball photos my eyes have been drawn to images of historical figures that I occasionally find more fun to look at. Growing up Latino I heard stories of Villa and the Revolution from relatives. I find him fascinating and was thrilled to pick up this original 1914 8X10 Pathe News photo. I have always thought this was the quintessential (iconic?) image of him. Thanks for looking there is no one else in my immediate circle who understands my collecting affliction and I felt the need to share