Need A Little Help...

[SetBuilder]

Originally Posted by akleinb611

Hello everyone. I'm a long time collector and I've recently been digging through some long-neglected boxes of stuff I've picked up over the years.
One lot I've rediscovered is a bunch of autographed material I picked up over twenty years ago. I had pulled, catalogued and kept the more attractive stuff (signed gum cards and PC's), but a lot of cuts and oddball items remained in the box until now. Notably, I've pulled out a quantity of team sheets - pieces of paper or card stock autographed by anywhere from four to a dozen players. All of them date to about 1962 or 1963. While the obvious stuff (Mantle, Maris, Clemente etc) has been pulled, there's still a lot of good material. Anyway, here is a 6x9 piece of notebook paper with five Pittsburgh Pirates signatures. I can make out Smokey Burgess, Don Schwall, Jim Pagliaroni and Joe Gibbon easily enough, but I'm stumped by the one in the middle. Ted something? Anybody recognize this?

WARNING - I may be posting more of these things as my ability to decipher 55-year old signatures hits an occasional snag. In the meantime, thanks everybody!

Alan Kleinberger

Definitely Ted Savage. Look at the "e" and "d" in Ted.

[akleinb611]

Okay, you've convinced me on Ted Savage; I was thrown off by the fact that he didn't seem to use the final "e" in his last name. As for Howie Goss, wow - I never would have suspected, but the more I stare at it the more I think you're right.

Final one of the night - this seems to be a mixed Giants/Orioles sheet, and I've got everyone figured out expect the first name at the upper left, and the last one ("Clark" somebody) at the lower right. Any ideas?

As always, I'm very appreciative for all the help.

Alan Kleinberger

[Steve D]

Clark Nealon was a sportswriter for the Houston Post in the 1960s.

I checked on ancestry.com, and the signature on your sheet matches exactly with his WWII draft registration card.


Steve

[Steve D]

The one at the top-left of your last post, is Fred Hutchinson, manager of the Cincinnati Reds.

Steve

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Hutch had uniquely beautiful penmanship. That particular signature is the nicest one of the many I've seen. Too bad it wasn't alone on a vintage 3X5 signed far away from the meddling hands of Kerby Farrell!

[akleinb611]

Thanks everyone! The information on Clark Nealon is interesting; the previous sheet I posted had Houston broadcaster Loell Passe on it, so the kid collecting these autos didn't avoid the gentlemen of the press!

As for Hutchinson - yes, of course, I see it now. I have other Hutchinson auto's, and the only reason I didn't spot this one was that there are no other Reds signatures on it. This sheet is really all over the place! Thanks again, and I promise to push my luck and try your patience some more tomorrow!

Alan Kleinberger

[akleinb611]

Okay, back for more. I hope some of you are at least enjoying these auto sheets - and I'm still very grateful for all the help.

This first one for today sports an impressive 15 signatures, made up mostly of
Cleveland Indians players. I've got most of them, but I can use some help with the second sig at the extreme left, the one next to Jim Perry. I also need some help with the upside down auto at the bottom left. Sorry I've not good enough with computers to flip it around for you.

Any ideas?

Alan Kleinberger