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04-02-2011, 10:41 PM

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Actually, the Smith exemplar used in that book is more likely an early version of the Frank Smith who pitched for the Reds in the 1950's. His signature very quickly became a nearly-illegible scrawl.

Frank "Piano Mover" Smith's signature bears no resemblence to either depicted in this thread. Unfortunately, the book in question ended up using a few exemplars which did not match up to actual examples, to which Smith apparently fell victim. Bob Groom was another, as confirmed by both his granddaughter and the few known examples in the hobby.

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