Pre-rookie related memorabilia

[Forever Young]

Hello all,

One theme I love to collect is pre-rookie and rookie related photos and autographs.
I am curious to see what else is out there in these two areas as well as countless other forms of memorabilia. I just picked up this beautiful studio photo of Mr. Bob Feller long before he threw 107.9 mph. This originated from the feller estate.
Let's see what you have!

[bcbgcbrcb]

Mordecai Brown pictured in top row on left..............

[71buc]

Love that Feller! Here are two more recent pics Robin Roberts and Kirby Puckett in college.

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

Hello all,

One theme I love to collect is pre-rookie and rookie related photos and autographs.
I am curious to see what else is out there in these two areas as well as countless other forms of memorabilia. I just picked up this beautiful studio photo of Mr. Bob Feller long before he threw 107.9 mph. This originated from the feller estate.
Let's see what you have!

That's a killer Feller photo, Ben! He was probably throwing in the high 80s at that age!

This photo was taken at the first ever (Aug. 1962) performance of the Beatles with Ringo Starr. The Boys then recorded "Love Me Do" on September 4th. In late November they recorded what would be the Beatles first number 1 record... "Please Please Me" and the rest, as they say, is history.

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[bigtrain]

Here's a high school photo of new HOF member, Ron Santo. Nice vest.

[David Atkatz]

For you, Jimmy. Signed photo of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes--with their drummer Ringo--performing at Butlin's Holiday Camp.

[novakjr]

I've posted before. But it's one of the plastic celebratory/advertising balls that would be thrown out after a touchdown by the Lake Catholic Cheerleaders, from the 1992 Div. II(maybe III, can't remember) Ohio State Championship football game..Signed by Joe Jurevicius(during his senior year) and others. I also have a single signed one.

[kdixon]

Here is a young Zach Wheat when he played for the Prairie Roses. He is the player on the left on the top row.

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

For you, Jimmy. Signed photo of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes--with their drummer Ringo--performing at Butlin's Holiday Camp.

OMG David! Where on Earth did you find this historic photograph? And signed by Ringo to boot. The way you pull nuggets like this out of your collection, continues to amaze me.

Man... I can't get over this one. What a really special piece. I'd love to see it go up for sale at a live auction like Sothebys, Christies, or Heritage and watch the Heavyweights trade blows.

Thanks for posting that for me, David. Made my day!

By best, Jimmy

BTW... Just how cool is that they wrote what instrument they play underneath their signatures!

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

For you, Jimmy. Signed photo of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes--with their drummer Ringo--performing at Butlin's Holiday Camp.

What an exceptional photo and signature this is. Butlin Camp is of course a great footnote to Beatles history. One morning in August, 1962, Ringo was awakened by a knock on his cabin door. It was John and Paul, who had traveled some three hours to tell Ringo that they were about to fire Pete Best, and would Ringo be willing to leave Rory Storm and take his place as the Beatles' new drummer. Once Rory finally agreed to let him go, Ringo became a Beatle. I'm not sure of the exact date this took place, but I am guessing Monday, August 6, 1962. It was an off day for the band so it's a logical choice. That 50th anniversary is only a week away.

And that's the first photo I've seen of the Hurricanes in Butlin, so it offers some historical context. Really great piece.

[dwr11]

Here is a sketch of Bill "Moose" Skowron from 1950 along with a souvenir book from the summer he played for the Austin Packers. Later in the summer he signed with the New York Yankees.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

What an exceptional photo and signature this is. Butlin Camp is of course a great footnote to Beatles history. One morning in August, 1962, Ringo was awakened by a knock on his cabin door. It was John and Paul, who had traveled some three hours to tell Ringo that they were about to fire Pete Best, and would Ringo be willing to leave Rory Storm and take his place as the Beatles' new drummer. Once Rory finally agreed to let him go, Ringo became a Beatle. I'm not sure of the exact date this took place, but I am guessing Monday, August 6, 1962. It was an off day for the band so it's a logical choice. That 50th anniversary is only a week away.

And that's the first photo I've seen of the Hurricanes in Butlin, so it offers some historical context. Really great piece.

All true, Barry. But, there was more than one Butlin's. The photo I own was taken at Butlins Holiday Camp, Pwllheli, North Wales, in June, 1960. Here are some others from that set of gigs:

http://www.beatlesource.com/savage/1...ins-ringo.html

Notice the set of autographs at the bottom of the page, dated June 1960--the one Frank Caiazzo states is Ringo's earliest known autograph. There's a photographer's notation on the photo, "nc 167." My photo has the same notation--in the same hand--"nc 164." So my photo dates from June 1960 as well, and the Ringo signature is at least as old. Hot Damn!

[bcbgcbrcb]

Here's a 1914 Michigan University Baseball Program picturing George Sisler on the cover.................

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Here's a 1914 Michigan University Baseball Program picturing George Sisler on the cover.................

Very cool phil! I must say, I am happy beckett got this one right and didn't slab it a type 1 photo.

[Bumpus Jones]

I believe this pic to be taken at the dawn of Pete's big league career. Most likely taken in spring training in 1963 or possibly 62. As you can see, Pete's hat doesn't even fit his head and was probably borrowed...

[Frozen in Time]

Here are a few pre-rookie photos of Mickey. The first was taken on Sept.14, 1950 in his Joplin uniform and used by the press as he was about to start a 2 week travel run with the Yankees which began on Sept 20. On the back of this Type 1 photo , in addition to the photographer's name, written in pencil "to the Yankees".

The second is an enlargement of a rare 1950 Joplin Team premium photo with his facsimile auto - note the Mick's attempt at a Ruthian epsilon 'e" in Mickey which is also present on a Type 1 Joplin Team photo I have signed by all of the players.

The third is a "one of a kind" 1950 Type 1 taken by Orrick Sparlin in the parking yard of the Eagle Pitcher Mining Co., in its original frame which hung in their office for years.

[Frozen in Time]

Although not pre-rookie, the Mick still looks pretty young in these Type 1's from his rookie season. The first was taken by Don Wingfield and used by General Mills for the "Wheaties Test Issue". The second is from June 1951, shortly before Mickey was sent to Kansas City, and shows quite vividly the pressure he felt at this point in his rookie season. And the third is from April 26, 1951 as he arrived in Boston for a series against the Red Sox. The backdrop is the lobby of the Kenmore Hotel in Boston a venue that would gain later fame based on Mickey and Billy's late night exploits! I just love that mile long, ear to ear grin. And what a fashion plate the Oklahoma farm boy is - look at that shirt! The other interesting thing depicted in this image is that the muscle man almost looks normal in this outfit but, as many of his team mates would point out, Mickey was the only person they had ever seen that actually got bigger the more clothes he took off. Opps - that didn't sound right but you know what I mean.

[repsher]

Lou Boudreau playing college basketball.

[Forever Young]

Theodore


Little Mickey

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

Hello all,

One theme I love to collect is pre-rookie and rookie related photos and autographs.
I am curious to see what else is out there in these two areas as well as countless other forms of memorabilia. I just picked up this beautiful studio photo of Mr. Bob Feller long before he threw 107.9 mph. This originated from the feller estate.
Let's see what you have!

That photo would go great displayed with my Feller pre-rookie item - the mitt his Dad used to catch him prior to his going pro, age 13-16 according to Feller: