Scott,
I understand what you mean by the pinetar, but I think it's just the photo. Because if you look closely at the handle in the game photo you can see that it's built up more then it looks. Included a better photo of the same at bat.

But I think Montero may have used the bat on and off from mid April till he broke it on May 31st. Also photo matched it to several Singles and Doubles and maybe a third homerun but need to find better photos.

A few items from Heritage for my Red Sox collection...

1915 team photo
1913 ticket album (made out to John F. Kennedy! No, not THAT one)
Tris Speaker supplement

Nice stuff Scott !!

Scott:

I liked the 1915 Red Sox photo too but couldn't really explain the linen-type paper that the photo was printed on.

Scott- Does the Red Sox team photo have any info on the back? It appears to be taken on the bleachers at Majestic Field on Hot Springs, Arkansas? I have never seen that exact photo before.

Hi Phil,

I agree - I hope to have the photo checked out by others who might be able to confirm the paper does indeed date to 1915. I was happy with the price, assuming it is of the right vintage.

If anyone else knows any more about this than I do, please let me know - thanks!!


Mike - my assumption was that it might be a Hot Springs picture, based on the mixture of home and away uniforms, so your belief and knowledge of how the bleachers should appear would back that up!

Picked up a pretty rare signature for under $10. It is on the whole minor league scorecard but I just cropped out the Tomas De La Cruz for photo purposes. He played only one season (1944) with the Reds and died very young at 46 in Havana Cuba in the 50s. Cant be too many of these around....

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Hey all,

To finish up the month, I thought I'd try to contribute:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...andisFront.jpg
Kenesaw Mountain Landis

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...rischFront.jpg
Frankie Frisch

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...nyMitchell.jpg
Johnny Mitchell

I picked up these three photos over the past month or two, and I know for sure that the Frisch and Mitchell are Conlons. The back of the Landis makes no reference to any particular photographer, but it looks like it could be from Conlon's lens (though I don't recall ever seeing any filing numbers on his images). Either way, I thought they were all cool images and would make for some really nice paintings. Especially that Landis!!

Thanks all,

Graig

Mountain almost looks happy in that image...almost. :D

Nice pick ups Graig.

Conlon
 

Great photos Graig! I really like the Landis.

Kodak Candids
 

It's June 1968 and your Dad says let's go to Crosley Field and see the World Champ Cardinals. You grab your Instamatic and off you go. Well, it could have gone like that. Picked these up on ebay, not much in a photo clarity sort of way but I thought they were neat shots of an old ballpark.

ROGER MARIS

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/maris001.jpg

CURT FLOOD

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/flood001.jpg

MIKE SHANNON

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...shannon001.jpg

Nice pics, but where's McCARVER!!!!!?????

(I couldn't resist playing around with editing)

Scott,
There was a McCarver but I couldn't bring myself to bid on it.
I was afraid it might come with a sound chip installed!

Probably would have cost $59 also.

Thanks a lot, guys! I'm definitely excited for that Landis most of all.

Jeff, McCarver or no McCarver, those photos are top notch. You gotta love the look of old Crosley field back then, especially with all of those buildings out back. It's amazing to think that in the 40s, it was even more colorful, as all of those buildings behind the fences had advertisements all over them.

Check it:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...d1946Color.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...1946Color2.jpg

Man, I would have loved to have gone to a place like this when I was young. And by 'young', I mean 32.

Graig

Those are really cool Graig. Almost makes you feel like your there!

A bit embarrassing to post amidst such great items, but love being apart of Net54 and just wanted to contribute a piece that I've always been drawn towards.

Most of you probably understand that in being an Indians fans, you're restricted to a small group of players when it comes to collecting 'the greats' of the organization. I've always had such a draw towards the 58 Maris card and finally ran across one that was in by no means good condition, but at least had some rich color and decent clarity. Not even sure if it would register a number with PSA because of the crease at the bottom, but I love the card moreso for the story it tells and honestly for the emotion it invokes to see Roger Maris in an Indians uniform.

Just wanted to share my October pickup.

http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...pictureid=8302

Maris Rookie
 

Nice Maris mine is in similar condition. Do you have a Jerry Dybzinski to go with that gem?;)

Something about this actually made me laugh out loud. Maybe it's the visual of Dybzinski or the simple memory I have of my dad relishing in the day the tribe got Tabler for JD. My dad loved some Tabler, so Jerry's name has always been fresh in my mind.

love that maris. looks like he means business.