Request: Lou Gehrig signature example

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

It wasn't me, Ben. I own the first two I posted, but not the third.

Ahh.. Well those aren't too shabby either

[David Atkatz]

Hey, Scott. Why don't you post an over-under comparison of the '27 Gehrig on cottnat's ball with the green '29?
They won't look that similar either.

(But they're both good.)

[Runscott]

David, I'm not trying to be a wise @ss (any more than anyone else is), but I think that ball still has a lot of mileage left.

"I never did get over Earl not asking me to sign his ball. I even had my own green ink pen ready, as I wanted to save it as a souvenir to remember him by. Heck, he even got the back-up catchers to sign, and I know for a fact he didn't get along with Grabowski. After everyone else had signed, Earl walked over to me and held out the ball with the sweet spot showing - 'Hey Ray - would you mind writing the positions on this thing for me - I can't remember if I play LF or CF and the game's about to start.' I kept that ball in my underwear for the entire game.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by Runscott

David, I'm not trying to be a wise @ss (any more than anyone else is), but I think that ball still has a lot of mileage left.

"I never did get over Earl not asking me to sign his ball. I even had my own green ink pen ready, as I wanted to save it as a souvenir to remember him by. Heck, he even got the back-up catchers to sign, and I know for a fact he didn't get along with Grabowski. After everyone else had signed, Earl walked over to me and held out the ball with the sweet spot showing - 'Hey Ray - would you mind writing the positions on this thing for me - I can't remember if I play LF or CF and the game's about to start.' I kept that ball in my underwear for the entire game.

Funny stuff .

[JimStinson]

Lou Gehrig 1929 Yankees team sheet & 1938 Players contract, contrast the difference in a 10 year span. Note too the Jacob Ruppert on the contract is proxy signed by Ed Barrow
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[GrayGhost]

I feel Lou Gehrig has one of the most beautiful autographs ever in baseball. So simple and flowing, like Babe, Joe D and Mickey were.

Isn't it amazing how beautiful signatures were back then, compared to the BS Child like scribbling so many of today's guys call a "signature". Just another reason I LOVE THE OLD BASEBALL STUFF AND ITS PLAYERS

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

I feel Lou Gehrig has one of the most beautiful autographs ever in baseball. So simple and flowing, like Babe, Joe D and Mickey were.

Isn't it amazing how beautiful signatures were back then, compared to the BS Child like scribbling so many of today's guys call a "signature". Just another reason I LOVE THE OLD BASEBALL STUFF AND ITS PLAYERS

Just slightly OT,,, I don't deal in or collect modern Hollywood but the scribbles of baseball players look beautiful in comparison to the scribbles of today's film stars. And those scribbles are a forgers paradise from what I have been told.

[JimStinson]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

I feel Lou Gehrig has one of the most beautiful autographs ever in baseball. So simple and flowing, like Babe, Joe D and Mickey were.

Isn't it amazing how beautiful signatures were back then, compared to the BS Child like scribbling so many of today's guys call a "signature". Just another reason I LOVE THE OLD BASEBALL STUFF AND ITS PLAYERS

And to make matters worse with contemporary ball players you have the scribbled signature and the scribbled "Get the hell away from me" signature. And using a side by side comparision its nearly impossible to believe the same person signed them
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