August pickups

[vintagesportscollector]

Excited about this early 35" pennant. It’s quite rare in that I have been watching and cataloging every variation of Cornell Graphic pennants from all sports (Rowing, Baseball, Football,…), for 20 years now - but this is the first time I have come across this pennant. Estimate ~1910s. It has a “The Reproduction Company” label on the back. I understand this company was a leading manufacturer of graphic pennants.

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[vintagesportflips]

Beautiful pennant Joe - I haven't seen that one before - killer rowing graphic!

Ron, I have used a company in Exton with success in the past. They are called ACA Paper Restoration. I had them flatten a panoramic photo that had been stored rolled for 80 years, so it was a different type of restoration, but they were very professional, and I was very happy with their work.

[murphusa]

Originally Posted by kjjavic

Beautiful pennant Joe - I haven't seen that one before - killer rowing graphic!

Ron, I have used a company in Exton with success in the past. They are called ACA Paper Restoration. I had them flatten a panoramic photo that had been stored rolled for 80 years, so it was a different type of restoration, but they were very professional, and I was very happy with their work.

I have also used them with exceptional results 3 times on large advertising items

[JoeyFarino]

[71buc]

Joey appears to be on a run... nice Hammer photos Joey.

[JoeyFarino]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Joey appears to be on a run... nice Hammer photos Joey.

Lol...thanks man. Cant resist hank photos. Only $80 for all 4 so cant go wrong

[JoeyFarino]

1923 world series: christy walsh syndicate photo

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

Excited about this early 35" pennant. It’s quite rare in that I have been watching and cataloging every variation of Cornell Graphic pennants from all sports (Rowing, Baseball, Football,…), for 20 years now - but this is the first time I have come across this pennant. Estimate ~1910s. It has a “The Reproduction Company” label on the back. I understand this company was a leading manufacturer of graphic pennants.

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Great addition to your collection Joe! Congrats!

Brent

[perezfan]

Yes... Congrats on that amazing pennant Joe!

Those graphics and deep red felt are "off the charts" classy and beautiful.

What an eye-catcher

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by JoeyFarino

1923 world series: christy walsh syndicate photo

Sidenote - My uncle, who is still alive today, was 9 when this photo was taken - and he still has his own house.

[JoeyFarino]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Sidenote - My uncle, who is still alive today, was 9 when this photo was taken - and he still has his own house.

Did he ever tell you stories about growing up watching ruth play?

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by JoeyFarino

Did he ever tell you stories about growing up watching ruth play?

Unfortunately no that was my other side who was into baseball, this uncle was too busy dodging the Nazi's in Poland. He still tells me amazing WW2 stories. I had relatives fighting on both sides, as a kid at relative parties they would get bombed on hard stuff and be yelling at the top of their lungs at each other, "You fought for those Nazi bastards!!!" I had too, they put a gun to my head and said fight for us or die, choose?!"

My dad though as a kid saw a double-header at Comiskey Park and said he saw Feller pitch one game and Satchel Paige pitched the other.

[bengineno9]

Had a place in the mall blow up the imperial cabinet I found several months ago. Image was put on a 24x36, inch thick laminate board.
Thought they did an outstanding job. Need to hang it up this weekend.

[eastonfalcon19]

Here are my finds from this morning. A mid 90s South Bend WhiteSox jersey #45 and a Joe Medwick glove.

[mcgwirecom]

Ticket stub from June 4th, 1974 the infamous "Beer Night" in Cleveland. Beer was 10 cents and they would only sell you 6...at a time!

I'll put in the wikipedia summary here...

Six days after the brawl in Texas, Cleveland's Ten Cent Beer Night promotion drew 25,134 fans to Cleveland Stadium for the Indians/Rangers game, twice the number expected.[7]

The Rangers quickly took a 5–1 lead. Meanwhile, throughout the game, the inebriated crowd grew more and more unruly. Early in the game, Cleveland's Leron Lee hit a line drive into the stomach of Rangers pitcher Ferguson Jenkins, after which Jenkins dropped to the ground. Fans in the upper deck of the stadium cheered, then chanted "Hit 'em again! Hit 'em again! Harder! Harder!" A woman ran out to the Indians' on-deck circle and flashed her breasts, and a naked man sprinted to second base as Grieve hit his second home run of the game. One inning later, a father-and-son pair ran onto the outfield and mooned the fans in the bleachers.

As the game progressed, more fans ran onto the field and caused problems. Ranger Mike Hargrove, who would later manage the Indians and lead them to the World Series twice in 1995 and 1997, was pelted with hot dogs and spit, and at one point was nearly struck by an empty gallon jug of Thunderbird.

The Rangers later argued a call in which Lee was called safe in a close play at third base, spiking Jenkins with his cleats in the process and forcing him to leave the game. The Rangers' angry response to this call enraged Cleveland fans, who again began throwing objects onto the field. Someone tossed lit firecrackers into the Rangers' bullpen.[8]

In the bottom of the ninth, the Indians managed to rally, tying the game 5–5, and had Rusty Torres on second base representing the potential winning run. However, with a crowd that had been drinking heavily for nine innings, the situation finally came to a head.

The riot[edit]
After the Indians had managed to tie the game, a 19-year-old fan named Terry Yerkic[9] ran onto the field and attempted to steal Texas outfielder Jeff Burroughs' cap.[10] Confronting the fan, Burroughs tripped. Thinking that Burroughs had been attacked, Texas manager Billy Martin charged onto the field with his players right behind, some wielding bats. A large number of intoxicated fans – some armed with knives, chains, and portions of stadium seats that they had torn apart – surged onto the field, and others hurled bottles from the stands. Hundreds of fans surrounded the outnumbered Rangers.[8]

Realizing that the Rangers' lives might be in danger, Cleveland manager Ken Aspromonte ordered his players to grab bats and help the Rangers, attacking the team's own fans in the process. Rioters began throwing steel folding chairs, and Cleveland relief pitcher Tom Hilgendorf was hit in the head by one of them. Hargrove, after subduing one rioter in a fistfight, had to fight another on his way back to the Texas dugout. The two teams retreated off the field through the dugouts in groups, with players protecting each other.[8]

The bases were pulled up and stolen and many rioters threw a vast array of objects including cups, rocks, bottles, batteries from radios, hot dogs, popcorn containers, and folding chairs. As a result, umpire crew chief Nestor Chylak, realizing that order would not be restored in a timely fashion, forfeited the game to Texas. He too was a victim of the rioters, as one struck and cut his head with part of a stadium seat[11] and his hand was cut by a thrown rock. He later called the fans "uncontrollable beasts" and stated that he'd never seen anything like what had happened, "except in a zoo".[12]

As Joe Tait and Herb Score called the riot live on radio, Score mentioned the security guards' inability to handle the crowd. He said, "Aw, this is absolute tragedy." The Cleveland Police Department finally arrived to restore order.[8]

Later, Cleveland general manager Phil Seghi blamed the umpires for losing control of the game. The Sporting News wrote that "Seghi's perspective might have been different had he been in Chylak's shoes, in the midst of knife-wielding, bottle-throwing, chair-tossing, fist-swinging drunks."[13]

The next Beer Night promotion on July 18 attracted 41,848 fans with beer again selling for 10 cents per cup but with a limit of two cups per purchase.[14] American League president Lee MacPhail commented, "There was no question that beer played a part in the riot."[11]

[HRBAKER]

[Scott Garner]

I'm late in posting these 3 pickups that all originated from the 2015 National, but I was thrilled to find these:

An original vintage (circa 1939-1940) Brucks Beer & Ale poster that features the 1939 NL Champion Cincinnati Reds team including Johnny Vander Meer. This photo doesn't really do this piece justice, but it is 24" x 18" and has been enhanced with red and gold hand painted detail. It supposedly originated from the family of a former employee of Brucks that saved this promotional piece that preceded the start of WWII. It's awesome to look at and possibly one of the scarce few that survived the war.

Two cool vintage no-hit tickets:
A scarce ticket stub to Bob Keegan's no-hitter at CWS in 1957. I've seen two of these ever surface in the hobby.

A full, unused ticket to Cub's hurler Milt Pappas' no-hitter in 1972. Pappas came within one strike of a perfect game before walking the last batter with two outs in the 9th. Ouch! So close...
This is the 1st full ticket to this game that I have ever seen, FWIW.

[Scott Garner]

Cool "Beer Night" stub, Randall!

[GrayGhost]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Cool "Beer Night" stub, Randall!

agreed sir

[slidekellyslide]

Came by Fedex today! 1907 Lincoln cabinet photo in an oval frame...Eddie Cicotte is easy to pick out. Sort of a grail item for me and I'd like to thank Clint Hromek for pointing it out to me as I never would have seen it otherwise.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

I'm late in posting these 3 pickups that all originated from the 2015 National, but I was thrilled to find these:

An original vintage (circa 1939-1940) Brucks Beer & Ale poster that features the 1939 NL Champion Cincinnati Reds team including Johnny Vander Meer. This photo doesn't really do this piece justice, but it is 24" x 18" and has been enhanced with red and gold hand painted detail. It supposedly originated from the family of a former employee of Brucks that saved this promotional piece that preceded the start of WWII. It's awesome to look at and possibly one of the scarce few that survived the war.

Two cool vintage no-hit tickets:
A scarce ticket stub to Bob Keegan's no-hitter at CWS in 1957. I've seen two of these ever surface in the hobby.

A full, unused ticket to Cub's hurler Milt Pappas' no-hitter in 1972. Pappas came within one strike of a perfect game before walking the last batter with two outs in the 9th. Ouch! So close...
This is the 1st full ticket to this game that I have ever seen, FWIW.

I love the Brucks poster! I grew up in Ohio and lived there until I graduated from OU but I can't say I had ever heard of Brucks.

[JoeyFarino]

Crappy pic...1957 photo

[ksfarmboy]

Awesome pickup Dan!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Came by Fedex today! 1907 Lincoln cabinet photo in an oval frame...Eddie Cicotte is easy to pick out. Sort of a grail item for me and I'd like to thank Clint Hromek for pointing it out to me as I never would have seen it otherwise.

Awesome piece for your Lincoln collection, Dan!

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Awesome pickup Dan!

Thanks for the assist!

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

For one reason or another, I am prone to drift and lose focus but I am back on my Teddy Ballgame focus and plan to stay on point for a while. The photo is crisp, unlike the somewhat blurry scan but you get the idea.

[JoeyFarino]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

For one reason or another, I am prone to drift and lose focus but I am back on my Teddy Ballgame focus and plan to stay on point for a while. The photo is crisp, unlike the somewhat blurry scan but you get the idea.

Damnit you beat me to it. Almost bought this last week. Great piece buddy

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Thanks, Joey!

[GoCubsGo32]

I've been eyeing that Ted snapper for awhile. Was going to purchase with my next round of eBay bucks. Congrats! It's a great photo!

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by GoCubsGo32

I've been eyeing that Ted snapper for awhile. Was going to purchase with my next round of eBay bucks. Congrats! It's a great photo!

Thanks, Gary. I had never seen it before and had to have it when I saw it!

[bobfreedman]

I overpaid for this and feel a bit foolish even posting it. I had been on the losing end of a couple of lots recently that I wanted badly so I threw caution to the wind and overpaid a bit for this. I have not received it yet but it is on the way.

[Shoeless Moe]

I know I get in trouble when I use the term Holy Grail! but this is one on the memorabilia side for sure. Congrats!

Equivalent to the card side 52' Mantle!!!!

[Runscott]

Overpaying for something that cool is not so bad.

[slidekellyslide]

Wow Bob!!! Congrats! You can't overpay for something that is not readily available. How often does one even come on the market?

[bobfreedman]

thanks all, I do appreciate the kind words.

[perezfan]

Gorgeous! Despite the very slight surface wear, Cobb's image remains captivating, with colors deep and vibrant. A very sweet example of an epic piece!

[Scott Garner]

Awesome, Bob! Congrats.

[ksfarmboy]

Bob that is a sweet item. Love the color combination of the gold and red.
Here's a couple of my recent pickups. Wichita Wranglers jacket and a 1980 Rick Dauer jersey.

[slidekellyslide]

Nice pickups Clint!

[JoeyFarino]

[Runscott]

Joe D's pipe.
I can't resist stuff like this. I have a decent pipe collection and the Lillehammers were classic Norwegian-craftsmanship pipes.

http://huntauctions.com/phone/img134/149.jpg

[JoeDfan]

Way Cool!!!!!

[khkco4bls]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Joe D's pipe.
I can't resist stuff like this. I have a decent pipe collection and the Lillehammers were classic Norwegian-craftsmanship pipes.

http://huntauctions.com/phone/img134/149.jpg

Scott thought u might like these. The one by william demuth1895 is incredible. Had the bowl made which the guy did a fabulous job.

[Shoeless Moe]

Scott, just curious are you going to smoke out of it.......I would.

[Runscott]

Kevin, those are beautiful!

Paul, yes, I will almost certainly smoke it. I wore Phil Rizzuto's fedora when I owned it but never played with Ted Williams' pool cue - regret that. The Williams cue had a cracked forearm that had been repaired - classic tantrum break, although it's impossible to know what happened.

[UnVme7]

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[sayheykid54]

1935 Kollmorgan Tommy Bridges Pitchers Battle game.

I've waited to purchase one of these for a very long time. This one is in amazing shape with the original box. I guess patience does pay off

[JoeyFarino]

My new favorite photo
Circa 1957 dated the day he received the NL MVP AWARD

[sayhey24]

Beautiful Tommy Bridges game -- it's a real piece of art!

Greg