*CONTEST* Name this major leaguer - - - Prize to winner!!

[FrankWakefield]

Here's a photo of a kid, who eventually made it to the major leagues.

1- Who is he?

2- Correctly identify him, I'll mail the winner the W573 card of Kentuckian Bobby Veach, who hit .310 over 14 major league seasons, played for the Tigers, Red Sox, Yankees, and Senators. A pretty good ballplayer... (That's a Detroit 'D' on his jersey.)

3- First one to post (here on the board) this kid's name wins. If no one has it after a day or so I'll start posting hints, that will gradually get better.


So who is this ballplayer?

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j106/greatwake/mmmmm2.jpg


And this is the card that goes to the winner....
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j106/greatwake/VeachW573.jpg

[Jacklitsch]

Lloyd Waner

[vintagebaseball]

Christy Mathewson

[FrankWakefield]

Christy Mathewson and Lloyd Waner have been guessed...

Neither are correct... hang tough, guys!

[rhettyeakley]

Jimmy Reese

[FrankWakefield]

Correct, Rhett.... (please email me your mailing address)


Gosh golly, dang... that didn't last long. 14 minutes... Rhett, you don't have enough to do!

From "History of Baseball in California and Pacific Coast Leagues, 1847 - 1938, by Fred W. Lange.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j106/greatwake/mmmmm.jpg

[robedits]

Bill Werber? Looks a bit like him.

[FrankWakefield]

Jimmy Reese,

And here's a couple of pages of one of his last contracts...

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j106/greatwake/Reesecontract.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j106/greatwake/Reesecontract001.jpg

[rhettyeakley]

Frank, thanks for the contest. However, as long as you are okay with it, I would rather keep this thread alive and pose a new "card" trivia challenge.

The person that correctly identifies the card (w/ ACC designation) that this photo-portion belongs to will be the recipient of my winnings from Frank. (ie you're gonna get the W572 Veach pictured above)

http://starsofthediamond.com/01trivia.JPG

-Rhett

[Kawika]

1910 T212-2 Obak Davis, Spokane

[rhettyeakley]

David, ridiculously close but ultimately not correct

[baseballart]

t212-02 Cooney Spokane

[FrankWakefield]

Rhett, that is fine.

I'll hold Veach until we have a winner who wants the card instead of posting a new contest!!!

And I have no Spokane Obaks... never noticed that before. I have no idea who that is...

[rhettyeakley]

Max, you got it. The Veach is yours!!!
-Rhett
http://www.starsofthediamond.com/10obakcooney.JPG

[slidekellyslide]

Congrats Max!

[baseballart]

I'll pass it on.

Name the series in which this card is featured. As a bonus, what is important about this year for the player featured in the card.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3503/3711567094_10b35ba95a.jpg

Max

[FrankWakefield]

Tough one, Max....

You might have to give us a bit more of the card one day...

[rhettyeakley]

Max, that is a pretty tough one. My guess would be the 1930's Vancouver Peanuts set, but I have no idea who the player would be.
-Rhett

[baseballart]

Rhett is correct. The player is Ernie Kershaw, who turns 100 this October, and still lives at home with his wife Audrey

Here is a photo of Ernie at 92, holding a team photo of the 1939 Capilanos. Also, the complete card

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/12/90098164_0bfcaf590a.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2350/1811924637_ca96c86cb2.jpg

[FrankWakefield]

I would have never thought of that...

Mr. Kershaw is looking pretty good, there, as he approaches 100.

Rhett, if you're the latest winner, do I mail the card or do you have another contest?

FW

[rhettyeakley]

Frank, I'll give it another round.

Name the player and the series (this one isn't as tough as Max's)

http://starsofthediamond.com/01trivia2.JPG

-Rhett

[Kawika]

My best guess: Specs Toporcer 1925 Exhibit

[rhettyeakley]

Right guy, wrong issue.

Hint: It comes from a set that has it's own heading on the front page of my website.

-Rhett

[slidekellyslide]

E121 Specs Toporcer

[rhettyeakley]

Dan's the man, he got it...

http://www.starsofthediamond.com/e121btoporcer.JPG

-Rhett

[slidekellyslide]

This big Kansas boy went on to play in the Major Leagues...he appears in the Cracker Jack set. Who is he?

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/nudan92/1878-1946%20Lincoln%20Baseball/linc1.jpg

[FrankWakefield]

Claude Hendrix?

[slidekellyslide]

Frank, you just won yourself a W572 Bobby Veach card!

Congrats!

:D

[williamcohon]

It's the t212 1910 Cooney