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Chuck9788
06-15-2018, 09:46 AM
http://www.vintagecardprices.com/pics/3733/91/211498.jpg
Fred Clarke remained active and seemingly indestructible into his 70s. In 1947, while fishing in northern Minnesota, he and his wife were thrown into icy northern Minnesota waters by a storm, but he was back out fishing the next day. Soon after, he was nearly shot accidentally while quail hunting. He then survived a gas furnace explosion in his basement. Fred Clarke died in Kansas at age 87.
Brian Van Horn
06-15-2018, 10:30 AM
Fred Clarke was also a rancher and had numerous patented inventions. He, like Ty Cobb, in wealth only, died a very rich man.
VoodooChild
06-15-2018, 11:11 AM
He also has one of the coolest poses on any pre-war issue:
T206Collector
06-15-2018, 11:15 AM
And he was a reasonably avid signer for his autograph-collecting fans.
<img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8101/28947597933_1c1f423d4f_z.jpg" width="399" height="640" alt="ClarkeBattingAutoSGC10.JPG.w560h898"></a>
mybuddyinc
06-15-2018, 01:25 PM
Chuck --- really enjoy your write ups ..... :)
But here's a more "realistic" back example:
319774
Jason, yup. CJ is a Classic !!!!!!!
Fun stuff, Scott :rolleyes:
tiger8mush
06-15-2018, 02:32 PM
which set used the image first ... E93 or T206?
CobbSpikedMe
06-15-2018, 04:47 PM
E98
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Jcfowler6
06-15-2018, 05:07 PM
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180615/3bb4546a5edd164a25b4a997a48e0628.heic
One of my favorite players.
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MartyFromCANADA
06-15-2018, 10:14 PM
Good friend and mentor to my man, George Gibson.
319841
The Pirates 1904 home opener - Fred is out there somewhere!
ullmandds
06-16-2018, 01:26 PM
He also has one of the coolest poses on any pre-war issue:
agreed! I have both the 14 and the 15. guess which this is!:D
tiger8mush
06-16-2018, 01:40 PM
I'm at the local little league field a good 6 days a week during spring and summer, and I've never EVER seen a kid sit on a bat like this haha.
Jcfowler6
06-16-2018, 08:13 PM
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180617/a9ba224fd20bd5776b969c8337758eb7.png
My favorite card of him.
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Bpm0014
06-18-2018, 06:53 AM
The Pirates 1904 home opener - Fred is out there somewhere!
One of the coolest pictures I've seen in a while!
No longer mine but this was a fave
http://luckeycards.com/pe1042clarkenadjaback.jpg
puckpaul
06-20-2018, 05:16 PM
these two Fred Clarke pieces are two of my favorites:
1.He certainly was beloved/respected by his teammates/players, as the charm below (ex-Halper) was given to him by his Pittsburgh ball club per the inscription on the back of this cool piece form October 1903 following the first world series (loss).
2. His M-101 Sporting News card and the writeup on the back. "Best batter and fielder...without a weakness."
Paul
cdn_collector
06-21-2018, 05:19 AM
Good friend and mentor to my man, George Gibson.
The only Clarke's I own are the ones that pair Clarke with the aforementioned Gibson. Here's one...
<img src="https://www.collectorfocus.com/images/show/georgegibson/baseball-cards/48006/1912-t202-chase-guarding-first-gibson-clarke" width="600" />
Cheers,
Richard.
Thanks Brendan! I wrote a thread about my research on these negatives: http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=247848&highlight=1904
Here is my other Clarke item (a favorite from my childhood collection) where it appears that someone tried to test Mr. Clarke's indestructibility.
The Pirates 1904 home opener - Fred is out there somewhere!
One of the coolest pictures I've seen in a while!