Hometown Heros

[jerseyjoe]

Ken,

Fantastic Zach Wheat collection!

[kdixon]

Thanks Joe.

[johnmh71]

Originally Posted by jerseyjoe

Ken,

Fantastic Zach Wheat collection!

I'll second that. How did you accumulate so many personal items of his?

[kdixon]

Purchased from his family.

[mybuddyinc]

From Savannah ...........


The T210-1 boys:

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Ernie Howard:

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Camnitz (HARRY):

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Always love Mulford's "devil-may-care" attitude. He was big in the last of "on road" auto racing, which had it's final days in Savannah (although he did also win the first Indy track race):

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.............. some guy named Joe Jackson spent his retired life in Sav., but that has some collecting difficulties ........

[LKeeler]

Casper, Wyoming. Birthplace of the great Mike Devereaux, NLCS MVP in 1995 while playing for the Braves. It isn't the easiest task finding a Major Leauger from Wyoming though there have been a few

[alanu]

Zane Smith and Bill Hayes (catcher with the Cubs who only had a cup of coffee), only 2 I know of from North Platte, Nebraska

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[itjclarke]

SF had a pretty sweet run during the pre-war era... here are a few (don't have pics of my Dom and Vince, so maybe another SFer can add).

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