Show Your Deadball Hurler Photos

[jacksons]

1. Circa 1910 Paul Thompson of Cy Young
(Baseball Magazine photo sale of 1996)

2. Smokey Joe Wood's original copy of the Sept 6, 1912 game against Walter Johnson

3. Christy, reprinted in the early 1920s

[thekingofclout]

Unfortunately, other then Matty, I have only a couple. I'll start it off with the cover shot for the 1996 Christies "Baseball Magazine" Lamdmark Auction... Vintage original TYPE I of Mr. Walter Johnson and the ultimate companion piece for this photo...the Catalog.

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[thekingofclout]

Ole Pete. Vintage original TYPE I photograph 1928

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[GKreindler]

That Grover is SWEETNESS.

[Kawika]

I'm lacking in the old photograph department; these Sporting News supplements are the best I can do.


This is not quite deadball but it's one of my favorite collectibles. It shows old PCLer Prince Henry Oana bringing heat on a Japan tour in the '20's.

[thekingofclout]

an oil town in north Orange County, Babe Ruth smacked two home runs against Walter Johnson in a Barnstorming game that was promoted by Babe's agent Christy Walsh.

Not only did the Bambino go yard TWICE against the Big Train, he pitched a complete game victory.

And it's not like Johnson had a down year as he had just pitched the Senators to the World Series title as well as nabbing the AL MVP.

Still, Johnson gave up eight runs in five innings and took the loss.

Original Vintage TYPE I photographs from Christy Walsh's own Scrapbook.

A couple of pretty good dead ball era pitchers... and the very first sports agent ever, Christy Walsh.

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[Jacklitsch]

[perezfan]

All four are Type 1 original photos. The Matty is a Conlon original (signed on reverse) and the Johnson is an original Van Oeyen....

[GKreindler]

That Matty is smokin'. As is the Grover. And Dazzy. And Big Train? All of them? Yes, I think so!!

And David, that Smokey Joe is wonderful. I love how baby-faced he was...

[rickybulldog50]

Great stuff. Nice Photos! Ryan, Sundevil, if my photographic memory serves me well, don't you have something from that particular game or the Walter Johnson-Brea, California connection?

[vwtdi]

Ed Walsh

[thekingofclout]

Vintage original TYPE I photographs.

mattyconlon.jpgBy Charles Conlon

MATTY_bain.jpgBy George Grantham Bain

mattythompson.jpgBy Paul Thompson

mattybyvanoeyen.jpgBy Louis Van Oeyen

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by jacksons

1. Circa 1910 Paul Thompson of Cy Young
(Baseball Magazine photo sale of 1996)

2. Smokey Joe Wood's original copy of the Sept 6, 1912 game against Walter Johnson

3. Christy, reprinted in the early 1920s

The Cy Young photo was taken at Hilltop Park in Manhattan. Although long-gone (it's now the site of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical center) the apartment building in the background is still there: