December 2011 Pick-Ups

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

I just picked up a ticket stub to Walter Johnson's 99th career shutout- Opening Day 1924. Johnson still is the ML's shutout leader by a mile. He ended his career with 110 shutouts. His next closest competitor is Grover Cleveland Alexander with 90. To put this in perspective, HOF'er Nolan Ryan threw a lot of shutouts, but only ended up with 61......

This was a World Championship year for the Washington Senators; the only one that The Big Train ever won. This is the game that launched the Senators' push towards their eventual championship...

Jeez Scott. You're on a longer streak then DiMaggio ever had! BTW... When in the hell did you get that Johnson/Bain Photo? IMO that is the finest of all Johnson images. And a helluva ticket as well!

I picked up this c. 1960's vintage original Elektra Records promotional photograph featuring Jim Morrison of The Doors. This 8 1/2" x 11 photo has a "Gloria Stavers Collection" stamp on the reverse and comes from her estate. Stavers was the former Editor of 16 Magazine, and a very early supporter of The Doors, as well as a former lover of Morrison... but then again, who wasn't.

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[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

Jeez Scott. You're on a longer streak then DiMaggio ever had! BTW... When in the hell did you get that Johnson/Bain Photo? IMO that is the finest of all Johnson images. And a helluva ticket as well!

I picked up this c. 1960's vintage original Elektra Records promotional photograph featuring Jim Morrison of The Doors. This 8 1/2" x 11 photo has a "Gloria Stavers Collection" stamp on the reverse and comes from her estate. Stavers was the former Editor of 16 Magazine, and a very early supporter of The Doors, as well as a former lover of Morrison... but then again, who wasn't.

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Thanks Jimmy! The ticket is a cool pickup & the significance relating to 1924 for Walter Johnson is perfect. Unfortunately I don't personally own the Bain photo of Walter Johnson. I'm with you in that I really think this is one of my favorites that I've seen on Johnson. That's why I saved the image.

BTW, I've always been a huge Doors fan. This is the music that I grew up on. I love this photo! Great pickup and the significance of where it came from is awesome. I used to work a sales territory in west LA. Sometimes I would purposely drive out of the way in the late 1980's to look at the abandoned Electra Records building. I wonder if it's still there?

[CarltonHendricks]

I actually got these very end end of last month....but November has come and gone so I'll post it here



Above is a pair of D&M baseball cleats from the turn of the century...I got them based on I know early high top cleats hardly exsist and the sellers claim they were the best he'd handled in his career...I beleive they're the first pair of early high tops I've seen for sale...They must have been stored in a well sealed trunk as I've never seen leather from the turn of the century so supple...it's like they're brand new!...though the soles appear to have very slight wear...and the tag is mint!...phew!



The same dealer said the same thing about this melon ball...best he'd ever handled...and that got my attention...hated to spend the money but I know melon footballs...and I knew the rounded shape was very early....Sure enough when I held it I was blown away....it's the oldest football I've ever seen in person...the patina screams 1880 even though the leather is supple....Plus another big bonus was it was found at Girard College in Philadelphia...so I know it's American!!!....at least played with in America...that's a whole lengthy subject of it's own as far as imported footballs in the late 19th century...I wish I had the time to do a deep research story on it...Anyway...took me twenty five years to find a ball this good!...It's filled with some kind of polly fill to hold it's shape. I was considering having a bladder put in but may leave it as is...I was told if I took the laces apart there might be a makers mark inside...but I hate to disturb it.

The only other melon football I've seen this good was one I saw last May in the Yale trophy room...which you can read about here...that one would shut down north America!

[GKreindler]

INCREDIBLE stuff so far, guys - what a way to end the year!!

Finally got this guy in the mail, and I'm pretty darn stoked:



Obviously, it looks like a dog got its teeth around it, but as per usual, for my purposes it's wonderful. And the price was VERY right. I'm hoping it'll make one hell of a painting.

Graig

[mr2686]

Christmas must have changed to the first part of the month. I received a wonderful gift from Jimmy (TheKingofclout) today. A beautiful 1942 Type 1 movie still from Pride of the Yankees. Pride of the Yankees is my all time favorite baseball movie and this will have a special place in my collection.
Jimmy is truly one of the good guys in the hobby. Thanks Jimmy!

[CarltonHendricks]

Last Sunday I picked up the Giants pinback above at the monthly Alameda Point Antiques Fair...I researched Milton F. Kreis...turns out it was a waffle shop...smack dab in the middle of downtown San Francisco...right at Union Square...

The wording seems strange.." I like S.F. Giants in 58" "....Why did they include "in 58'"?...I speculate they may have given these pins out in anticipation of the Giants arriving from NY...I just don't know...Has anyone seen this pin before?

It was interesting to research...Milton F. Kreis had restaurants in S.F., Beverly Hills, L.A., Palm Springs, and Dayton Ohio...I beleive the one in Beverely Hills was renown...It was known as the "Milton F. Kreis drugstore and luncheonette"..and was located in the Beverley Wilshire Hotel....sounds like the kind of of lace Lana Turner was discovered.





Then researching it I came upon another interesting though quite distantly related aspect of the Milton F. Kreis San Francisco restaurant...the building it was in was the Elkan Gunst Building...The owner Mose Gunst named it after his son Elkan who died from a football injury in 1906 at the age of sixteen playing for San Mateo High....and his brother named...."Carlton" reportadley died at sixteen from the flu...

http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-...?msg_id=003iYP
yes, the story is true. morgan arthur gunst (my grandfather) had two brothers, Elkan and Carlton. Both of them died at age sixteen, Elkan of a football injury, Carlton of influenza (I believe). Mose Gunst had the building built in Elkan's honor. my family maintained offices in the Gunst building for many years. I believe the architect was Willis Polk.

Also, regarding the second pin that says Los Angeles...I figure that has to be a UCLA pin...the bear is the state imblem...not Los Angeles' imblem...anyone seen it before?



Also at Alameda l picked up some 70's Stanford sports posters...the best one above...on card stock....schedule poster...27x20.5 inch 1974...Guy Benjamin’s rookie year...went on the play back-up QB to Joe Montana with S.F....Bill Walsh was an assistant coach for Stanford in 74’...got that.plus three other basketall schedule posters...Everything pinbacks and posters...all for $50.00...lotta bang for the buck...Not my kind of stuff so it'll all go on eBay.

[Scott Garner]

The wording seems strange.." I like S.F. Giants in 58" "....Why did they include "in 58'"?...I speculate they may have given these pins out in anticipation of the Giants arriving from NY...I just don't know...Has anyone seen this pin before?

Carlton,
I have not seen this '58 Giants pinback before, but I would suspect that you are absolutely correct. 1958 was obviously the year that baseball and the San Francisco Giants came to northern California. Neat 1st year SF Giants pickup.

The rest of your research is pretty amazing. Cool!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by CarltonHendricks

I actually got these very end end of last month....but November has come and gone so I'll post it here



Above is a pair of D&M baseball cleats from the turn of the century...I got them based on I know early high top cleats hardly exsist and the sellers claim they were the best he'd handled in his career...I beleive they're the first pair of early high tops I've seen for sale...They must have been stored in a well sealed trunk as I've never seen leather from the turn of the century so supple...it's like they're brand new!...though the soles appear to have very slight wear...and the tag is mint!...phew!



The same dealer said the same thing about this melon ball...best he'd ever handled...and that got my attention...hated to spend the money but I know melon footballs...and I knew the rounded shape was very early....Sure enough when I held it I was blown away....it's the oldest football I've ever seen in person...the patina screams 1880 even though the leather is supple....Plus another big bonus was it was found at Girard College in Philadelphia...so I know it's American!!!....at least played with in America...that's a whole lengthy subject of it's own as far as imported footballs in the late 19th century...I wish I had the time to do a deep research story on it...Anyway...took me twenty five years to find a ball this good!...It's filled with some kind of polly fill to hold it's shape. I was considering having a bladder put in but may leave it as is...I was told if I took the laces apart there might be a makers mark inside...but I hate to disturb it.

The only other melon football I've seen this good was one I saw last May in the Yale trophy room...which you can read about here...that one would shut down north America!

Awesome pickups, there Carlton!
My one question is how the hell did someone wear those early D & M high- topped baseball spikes and yet the original tag remains intact. That's pretty incredible in it's own right!

Beautiful football and baseball spikes- first rate pickups for your incredible collection!