Dutch Revelle

[atx840]

This is awesome, thank you for sharing...his portrait is by far my favorite.

[ethicsprof]

welcome aboard!
quite a significant heritage you have.
mighty proud to have you with us.
all the best,
barry

[frankbmd]

Jesse Burkett was not my grandfather,

but I did stay.....................

Welcome and thanks for the info.

[Lrevelle]

Thanks for all of the kind words guys....As I mentioned I am a mere novice to sports cards, but I do find the hobby fascinating.....I have a Norfolk Newspaper article regarding "Dutch" dated ca. 1908 showing Dutch in a pitching stance and declaring him "Best Pitcher in the Virginia League". I believe the title was a result of some sort of popularity contest in a Richmond newspaper, in which readers cast votes for their favorite Va. League player. That newspaper contest affirms my Dads' recollections that Robert H. was known to many as "Smiling Dutch Revelle". The Norfolk Newspaper article also spells the name as Dutch Revell (without the last "e"). I also have an original photo (5x7) of a mysterious baseball team which includes Dutch as a player......No inscriptions or title except for the shirts, which appear to have "White Rock" or something like that on them. (It's hard to make out.) I will scan all of this and attempt to post it for all to see once I figure out how to attach photos to this site.....(remeber I am old and, technologically, still living in the last millenium !!!!!!) Take Care guys...Lou Revelle

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Lrevelle

Thanks for all of the kind words guys....As I mentioned I am a mere novice to sports cards, but I do find the hobby fascinating.....I have a Norfolk Newspaper article regarding "Dutch" dated ca. 1908 showing Dutch in a pitching stance and declaring him "Best Pitcher in the Virginia League". I believe the title was a result of some sort of popularity contest in a Richmond newspaper, in which readers cast votes for their favorite Va. League player. That newspaper contest affirms my Dads' recollections that Robert H. was known to many as "Smiling Dutch Revelle". The Norfolk Newspaper article also spells the name as Dutch Revell (without the last "e"). I also have an original photo (5x7) of a mysterious baseball team which includes Dutch as a player......No inscriptions or title except for the shirts, which appear to have "White Rock" or something like that on them. (It's hard to make out.) I will scan all of this and attempt to post it for all to see once I figure out how to attach photos to this site.....(remeber I am old and, technologically, still living in the last millenium !!!!!!) Take Care guys...Lou Revelle

If you need help with anything operational on the board just shoot me an email and I will help you. My email is leonl@flash.net and that includes posting pictures for you.....best regards

[Leon]

Lou said it would be ok to post this and gives another glimpse of Dutch....It is part of an email string we had several days back....



. I am going to scan that photo and a newspaper article (original) from ca1903 where Dutch was proclaimed as "Best Pitcher in the Virginia League". I also have several other family photos showing Dutch, one which may be Dutch as a child, taken in a Portsmouth Photography studio, although I am not entirely sure of that one. My uncle (Castallaine Revelle) is said to have had an old bat, glove and signed ball, from Dutch, but he never got along with my dad, and I never saw this memorabilia. Reportedly when he (Castallaine) died (1989) these items were carried over to his wife who moved to North Carolina (with her family) shortly afterward (they had no children). I remember, as a child ca1949-50, my dad and all the aunts and uncles would walk from their home on 27th st. in Norfolk to a ball field which was near the R.R. tracks on Church St. I don't remember the name of the field...it later became a farmers' market. I believe the home team was the Norfolk "Tars" but I'm not sure......Dutch Revelle had a great impact on that generation of my family. They admired the man, even years after his death. My father (Granville) always had people call hisself "Dutch". As a child I thought that was my dads' real name!!!!!! My dad played some baseball also...mostly with leagues associated with the Merchant Marines, and he was pretty good until he fractured his finger....then his ball playing ended....My dad wanted me to play baseball in the worst kind of way, but I had no interest. When I went out for little league trials and they hit a flyball to me, I had never seen a ball hit so high, and I could not find it. The little league people thanked my dad for bringing me out and that was the end of my B.B. career!!!!!!! I ended up being a swimmer in high school. Until the day he died my dad religiously watched ball games on t.v. He once told me that losing his dad in that shipyard accident was something he never good overcome....Dutch must have been quite a guy....I regret never having had a chance to meet him.
Will contact you soon.....Lou Revelle
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[DixieBaseball]

Leon - Thanks for sharing.

[Piratedogcardshows]

Thanks for sharing some great info about my Favorite Richmond Colt.I eagerly await the shot of the undetermined team!