Poor Buck Weaver - Hunt Auctions Content

[GrayGhost]

Pitiful that Hunts would describe him that way. I guess the books/articles/movies Ive seen claiming Chick Gandil as the organizer of the scandal are all liers, and mighty Hunts is right? Umm, just like someone paying 3x what they should for a picture from a big auction, instead of a small one, the name doesnt always make it better or right.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

Pitiful that Hunts would describe him that way. I guess the books/articles/movies Ive seen claiming Chick Gandil as the organizer of the scandal are all liers, and mighty Hunts is right? Umm, just like someone paying 3x what they should for a picture from a big auction, instead of a small one, the name doesnt always make it better or right.

I'm fairly certain there is no bad intent from Hunt's here....Just sloppiness...whoever wrote the description probably did no homework, but just went by their own faulty memory when writing up the description. Hunt Auctions has nothing to gain by making a false claim against Weaver.

[101SOX19]

I am sure this was an honest mistake on Hunt's part. I would not be surprised at all for them to make a revision to the description online. I had a question on a lot in the last auction which caused them to make an additional comment to the lot online.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by 101SOX19

I am sure this was an honest mistake on Hunt's part. I would not be surprised at all for them to make a revision to the description online. I had a question on a lot in the last auction which caused them to make an additional comment to the lot online.

I've notified Hunt's in the past of mistakes in their descriptions and they've always corrected them...I didn't even notify them of this one as it's just too silly that I doubt anyone bidding on this photo doesn't know their BlackSox history.

[bmarlowe1]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

I've notified Hunt's in the past of mistakes in their descriptions and they've always corrected them...I didn't even notify them of this one as it's just too silly that I doubt anyone bidding on this photo doesn't know their BlackSox history.

Dan -
I notified them of their misrepresentation concerning Pete Browning not really being in the 1886 Louisville Composite, see thread:
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=116991
- but they have yet to respond to me or change their description.

[RichardSimon]

I did e mail Hunt's about this, I just think that Weaver was totally innocent and have always felt that justice was blind in his case, but they have not changed anything for this lot.

[tbob]

I think whomever wrote that description has no clue whatsoever about Buck Weaver and his involvement or lack thereof in the fix and should be ashamed of him/herself for using the word "deviant." Totally ironic that Eddie Cicotte who received money and publically admitted throwing the games is not described in harsh termns while Weaver is. I suspect that whoever wrote this is confusing Chick Gandil with Weaver. I've read many books about the 1919 Series and biographies on the players indicted and Buck never received a dime, had a wonderful series, but didn't "squeal" on his friends and knew what was going on although he didn't participate in the fix. Alfred Austrian, Charlie Comiskey and the boys made sure that Buck was denied his right to a separate attorney and the chance to offer a separate defense based on his circumstances which were different than the others. Joe Jackson is cut slack because he was "an ignorant farmboy" and illiterate but he accepted money. Weaver didn't take a dime and was persecuted merely because he valued trust and friendship. It was a different time and we can't judge his actions based on 2009. In 1919 gambling and betting on games was widespread. These 8 players were no different than the Cobbs, Speakers, and all the rest of the players who placed bets on games. That doesn't justify their actions but if you research what was going on in that era you will see the utter hypocrisy of it all.
Buck Weaver went to his grave begging to have his name cleared. I only wish now, 90 years later some Commissioner other than Bud Selig who is the worst Commissioner in the history of the game IMO would mete out justice and fairness for Buck and clear his name.