I stopped collecting autographs when the players started writing like hurried doctors, and I'm quite handy with a kitchen knife in removing cards from slabs, but I have a comment that may have a bit of relevance -
I work for a fairly popular band. They get asked for their autographs frequently. Every night I have them sign some posters from that nights show for the local promoter. If they sign 10 posters, two of the guys will have pretty much the same signature 10 times, but the 3rd guy's signature will vary widely enough that if I sorted them likeness, I would probably have 4 groups.
Two of the guys have a completely different signature for legal documents, and have been known, on occasion, to sign the wrong version.
My point is that if Cy Young tended to use DT Young in some situations, he could very easily have signed the W600 in that way. After an entertainer has signed their name as many times as my employers have, or Cy Young did, they have very little regard for the act of signing. He may have been asked to sign the W600 by the clerk who was checking him in at a hotel, so signed both the registry and card in quick succession.
Doug
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