Is there Interest in an Obscure “Autograph” of an early short lived major leaguer?

[Lucas00]

Originally Posted by Michael B

Pretty easy to read.

“Hello old Sport, and how would you like a big fat grout and some flippers today some beans and sow busom (sic). Think I will go up to Little Hatch tomorrow, like Hell I will. Hatch

“Am fine training every day going to swap a guy her (sic) next month, and another at Las Vegas on Thanksgiving day. Best Rgds Toots”

It is most likely “Hatch” and not “Toots” pictured on the front since Hatch wrote the first message.

What I thought pretty much. Thanks for that. Unfortunately the words that stumped you did me as well.

But the big break that I didn't notice at all was hatch had written the original part. I guess because he referenced little hatch and his name is hatch it confused me. Would that be his son or family? Or a reference to a place? That part just never clicked.

Thanks!

Edit: think the top left says "Going to swap a Guy here next month"

[ThomasL]

"Hello old sport, and how would you like a big fat trout and some flippers today some beans and som(e) (or sour) ?busom? Think I will go up to Little Hatch tomorrow. Like hell I will. Hatch

Am fine training every day going to swap a guy her(e) next month, and another at Las Vegas on Thanksgiving day. Best Rgds (regards), Toots."


Only words Im not 100% sure on is "busom" and som(e)/sour

Since he is taking about trout it is possible Little Hatch is a lake or river. There is a Little Hatch and Big Hatch near Salt Lake City.

[ThomasL]

Can you make out the date on the stamp?

[Lucas00]

Originally Posted by ThomasL

Can you make out the date on the stamp?

Like Micheal Said I believe it says Sow Busom so essentially old English for Some steak or a similar cut of meat I assume.

Cannot make out a date unfortunately. Though dating the man's (Hatch's) uniform it would date somewhere between the 1890s to early teens. Hatch played for Sacramento in 1910 so I'm assuming it's 1910 or thereabouts.

Here is Sid Hatch's Brief Resume.
https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseb...ats/p-07cd17a4

[ThomasL]

It's signed "Toots". It is written by one person and not two different people (Hatch and Toots) as the handwriting is the same throughout. S could also Salt Lake or a host of other places. Not enough info to make a confident judgment as too much info is needed. possible he signed it twice with two different names if his name was "Toots" Hatch I guess

[ThomasL]

Also that does look like a 1909-10 Sacramento Sacts jersey now that I look into it a little more

[ThomasL]

Toots might be a farewell and not a name as well (short for toodaloo) . IDK it is either written by a guy named "Toots" or a guy named "Hatch". I would assume the person it is address to, Clarence ?" is who he is writing/talking to. It is defiantly one message written by the same person