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jay behrensI got a list of living Negro Leaguers from Leon Day back around 1985. I began writing to everyone on the list, enclosing a $5 check along with my request. A few wrote back, but almost everyone signed the check 
This was back in the day when the bank still returned your cancelled checks to you. It was a sure fire way to get a sig.
I got nice note from Double Duty Radcliff, who almost never signed his whole name. The card and photo he signed were "Double Duty", but he signed the check with his proper name.
The best response I got from Mahlon Duckett. He not only returned the card and photo I sent, but also sent along photocopies of newspaper clippings from his playing days.
Jay
I love pinatas. You get to beat the crap of something and get rewarded with candy.