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Old 03-29-2008, 08:39 AM
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Default Jackie Robinson Rookie?

Posted By: Paul S

Well, here's my '49 Bowman raw Robinson with a back the color of cream aged beyond
it's expiration date. Included is his autograph which I got as a kid,
at what was billed as the 1st Martin Luther King East-West All Star Classic,
at Chavez Ravine. After the usher at the top of his aisle refused to let
me down to get it I instead went back to my own aisle, parallel to his,
and cut across a large section, stepping on a few hundred toes along the
way. Once he signed my program he must have anticpated the real answer
I was seeking, because before I could even ask the question he looked
up at me from his seat and in a repeated whisper, uttered,
"Bond Bread...Bond Bread..."

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