1936 sports stamps

[JustinD]

Actually as an obscure fact better than his nickname based on his heritage. Dickshot had a metal plate in his head from having it caved in by older kids throwing bottles while being bullied as a child. Those folks did not have it easy back then.

[benge610]

Originally Posted by JustinD

Actually as an obscure fact better than his nickname based on his heritage. Dickshot had a metal plate in his head from having it caved in by older kids throwing bottles while being bullied as a child. Those folks did not have it easy back then.

Zim of the thirties!

[nolemmings]

I went through some online newspapers and thought I would add at least a partial checklist of stamps found in the Omaha Evening Bee News from around the beginning of July 1936 into September--some are repeated in the following morning's paper. Here is what I found--please feel free to add:

1. 7/03/1936: SCHOOLBOY ROWE-BASEBALL
   TONY CANZONERI—LIGHTWEIGHT BOXING CHAMP
2. 7/04/1936: MICKEY COCHRANE-BASEBALL
   GENE SARAZEN-GOLF
3. 7/06/1936: DIZZY DEAN-BASEBALL
   JACK DEMPSEY- FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMP
4. 7/08/1936: TRAVIS JACKSON-BASEBALL
   FRANK CROSETTI-BASEBALL
5. 7/09/1936: PETE FOX-BASEBALL
   AL SIMMONS-BASEBALL
6. 7/10/1936: BEN CHAPMAN-BASEBALL
   VERNON GOMEZ-BASEBALL
7. 7/11/1936: C. HUBBELL, P., GIANTS (SINGLE STAMP)
8. 7/16/1936: BILLIE HALL-IOWA GOLF CHAMP
   DENNY MILLER-IOWA GOLF CHAMP
9. 7/18/1936: WALTER BLIVENS-AMATEUR GOLF
   WALTER EMERY-AMATEUR GOLF
10. 7/22/1936: BARNEY ROSS-BOXER
    DICK BARTELL-BASEBALL
11. 7/27/1936: HANK SEVEREID-BASEBALL
    SED HARTMAN-OMAHA MUNICIPAL UNIV. COACH
12. 7/28/1936: KAYE DON-SPEEDBOAT/AUTO RACER
    JOHN POLISKY-COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH
13. 7/30/1936: MICKEY WALKER- WELTERWEIGHT/MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMP
    DANA X. BIBLE-COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH
14. 7/31/1936: CASEY STENGEL-BASEBALL MANAGER (VERTICAL STRIP)
    MORRIE SCHLAIFER- BOXING
15. 8/01/1936: BILL ROGELL-BASEBALL
    JACK SHARKEY: BOXING (VERTICAL STRIP)
16. 8/07/1936: CHARLEY GELBERT-BASEBALL
    JOE MEDWICK-BASEBALL
17. 8/12/1936: FIELDING YOST-MICHIGAN A.D.
    HEINIE MANUSH-BASEBALL
18. 8/13//1936: JOHNNY RISKO-HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER
    SAM PARKS, JR.-GOLFER (NATIONAL OPEN CHAMP 1935)
19. 8/14/1936: ALVIN CROWDER-BASEBALL
    JESS WILLARD-FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMP
20. 8/15/1936: JOHNNY REVOLTA-GOLFER
    JOE SULLIVAN-PITCHER
21. 8/19/1936: JIMMY THOMSON-GOLFER (APPEARS IN MORNING PAPER NEXT DAY)
    ELON HOGSETT-BASEBALL
22. 8/21/1936: PAT MALONE-BASEBALL
    LEROY PARMELEE-BASEBALL
23. 8/27/1936: A.A. STAGG-COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH
    GIL DOBIE-COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH
24. 9/01/1936: RED GRANGE-FOOTBALL
    BO M’MILLIN-COLLEGE FOOTBALL
25. 9/01/1936am: JOCK SUTHERLAND-COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH (PITT)
    GAR DAVIDSON-COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH (ARMY)
26. 9/04/1936: LOU GEHRIG- BASEBALL (SINGLE STAMP)
27. 9/10/1936: CHARLEY GRIMM-BASEBALL MANAGER (SINGLE STAMP)
28. 9/24/1936: LESTER M’DONALD-COLLEGE FOOTBALL (SINGLE STAMP)

And here is one of interest:


edited to add: Just noticed that Lou's bio says he is single and living with his parents, which had not been true for nearly three years when this stamp was published.

[BobC]

Geez, the Omaha Bee-News, another one of these Sports Stamps newspapers I've never really heard of, and have never been able to find an example of for sale. Great info though, thanks for posting.