November Pickups

[Shoeless Moe]

My 2 recents pickups, both from Ebay.

The 1st is a 1912-1917 Deadball Era International League Baseball, Edward Barrow President Stamping. Significant becuz Babe Ruth played his only minor league season in 1914 in that 8-Team International League.

[Shoeless Moe]

A Real Photo Postcard of the Warner Hotel in Chicago where the gamblers met with the Black Sox in Chicago during the 1919 World Series.

Been waiting and hoping for this one for awhile. 1st one I've seen come up on Ebay and several Postcard Sites in years of watching. The search is over!

Quote from Chick Gandil: "Later in Chicago I got word from Sullivan that he was bringing a friend from New York to sew up the deal. A meeting was arranged at the old Warner Hotel on the South Side, where many of the players lived. Sullivan introduced his friend as “Mr. Ryan,” but, having met this man two years before in New York, I recognized him as Arnold Rothstein, the big shot gambler."

[sbfinley]

Bridges 1930 Press Photo from the minor league Evansville Hubs.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

A Real Photo Postcard of the Warner Hotel in Chicago where the gamblers met with the Black Sox in Chicago during the 1919 World Series.

Been waiting and hoping for this one for awhile. 1st one I've seen come up on Ebay and several Postcard Sites in years of watching. The search is over!

Quote from Chick Gandil: "Later in Chicago I got word from Sullivan that he was bringing a friend from New York to sew up the deal. A meeting was arranged at the old Warner Hotel on the South Side, where many of the players lived. Sullivan introduced his friend as “Mr. Ryan,” but, having met this man two years before in New York, I recognized him as Arnold Rothstein, the big shot gambler."

Moe,
Very cool postcard! That just shows that doing good detective work and perseverance pays off. I love hearing stories like these. These are always some of the best pickups! Congrats!

[thekingofclout]

Happy to add this Iconic 1944 Betty Grable Pin-Up Pose TYPE 1 Photograph to my collection.

BTW... This image was selected as one of LIFE Magazine's 2003 Book "100 Photographs that Changed the World"

A must see list by the way... http://tinyurl.com/yuzuj9


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[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

A Real Photo Postcard of the Warner Hotel in Chicago where the gamblers met with the Black Sox in Chicago during the 1919 World Series.

Been waiting and hoping for this one for awhile. 1st one I've seen come up on Ebay and several Postcard Sites in years of watching. The search is over!

Quote from Chick Gandil: "Later in Chicago I got word from Sullivan that he was bringing a friend from New York to sew up the deal. A meeting was arranged at the old Warner Hotel on the South Side, where many of the players lived. Sullivan introduced his friend as “Mr. Ryan,” but, having met this man two years before in New York, I recognized him as Arnold Rothstein, the big shot gambler."

Very cool.

For anybody interested, the Rothstein character is featured prominently in the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire". It's set in 1920 and there have already been numerous references in the show relating to the Black Sox scandal.

[mr2686]

Can anyone tell me how rare/scarce is an Arnold Rothstein autograph? I imagine pretty hard to come by.

[margoaepi]

Not so vintage, but today my boss brought in and gave me a complete copy of the New York Times from the day after the Mets won the series. Said his sons didn't really have any interest and wanted it to find a good home. Not a bad day at the office!

[slidekellyslide]

Thank you John Rogers for making the Sporting News Archive photos available to the hobby...I've been able to add two Lincoln Chiefs photos to my collection in the last few weeks...that's usually all I can add in two or three years.

And love that postcard story Moe...Black Sox collectors are fascinating.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Just back from Beckett. This is the earliest item of Eddie Collins that I have able to pick up this far, a 1905 Columbia University Baseball Team Photo ........