Mine still haunts me to this day -- I was offered the original desk that stood at the entrance to the Hall of Fame. It was a beautiful piece with carved balls and bats, but also had a lot of wear -- I waffled and when I finally went back to buy it, it had been sold a week earlier.
I did manage to buy a number of original signs and frames from the HOF, and have three of the original wooden frames that the plaques of Speaker, Sisler and Clarke hung on (All these items were sold by the Hall at auction in the late 80s before a remodel -- just things like this were offered -- no artifacts!)
Greg
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