Walter Johnson or wife?

[Hankphenom]

Walter managed in the big leagues for seven seasons. Not a long time, as managers go, but hardly "brief," either. And he did quite well, all things considered.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

Walter managed in the big leagues for seven seasons. Not a long time, as managers go, but hardly "brief," either. And he did quite well, all things considered.

Hi Hank,
The word "brief" has been officially removed from my post.
Thanks for correcting my oversight. Sorry for my unintentional slight.

[Hankphenom]

No problem, Scott.

[Runscott]

I'd still like to see a real example with the odd 'W' and 'J', but I do see the similarities in the smaller letters, and also it's a dead-ringer for the facsimile signature in Leon's postcard.

Perfect example of how you can learn something on this board that you aren't going to pick up anywhere else (generally) - an auction house even sold it as a fake.

[shelly]

I know have looked at at least forty items from that time and can not match anything close to that photo. I know JSA authenticated it but I agree with Scott .
Show me an autograph from that time that looks like that.

[Scott Garner]

Hank,
I do not want to put you on the spot, but...

You probably have as much experience looking at Walter's signature through the years from the family scrapbooks, etc. than anybody. Although you commented on the Joe Wood autograph, I didn't see you indicate an opinion on the Walter Johnson signed photo from 1924.

Just curious, do you recall seeing Walter sign with this style "W" or "J" during the early 1920's as exhibited on this photo?

Thanks in advance for taking a moment to weigh in, if you're open to doing so.

[Hankphenom]

It looks OK to me, but that certainly doesn't guarantee it is. I'll ask Keating what he thinks. I'd like to see what's on the back.