December autograph pickups

[tazdmb]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

2020. May it come very, very, soon.

Who are you sitting on? Me-Glasscock, Dahlen, Breadon and some Negro League Players.

[btcarfagno]

Originally Posted by tazdmb

Who are you sitting on? Me-Glasscock, Dahlen, Breadon and some Negro League Players.

Glasscock and Dahlen.

Tom C

[Klrdds]

Sorry guys my fault .

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by tazdmb

Who are you sitting on? Me-Glasscock, Dahlen, Breadon and some Negro League Players.

No one. There are more pressing reasons to wish it were 2020.

[Michael B]

Out of many new recent pickups, these are two of my favorites.

Sybil Bauer (1903-1927) - Gold medalist in the 100m backstroke at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. She was so good she broke the men's 440yd backstroke record by 4 seconds in 1922. She died of cancer in 1927 while a senior at Northwestern University. She left behind her fiance, a Chicago sportswriter named Ed Sullivan. Yes, that Ed Sullivan.

Tommy Hitchcock (1900-1944) - Considered the greatest American Polo player of all time. Won a silver medal in polo at the 1924 Olympics. He enlisted with the French forces in WWI later transferring to the U.S. Army Air Corps. He flew in the Lafayette Escadrille. He was shot down and captured. He escaped when he jumped from moving train as it crossed a river. Walked 100 miles to the Swiss border. Attended Harvard and Oxford after the war. Re-enlisted in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He died in a plane crash in England.

[vthobby]

Incredibly preserved Boston Braves letterhead and letter explaining the cost of use of the South End Grounds (their ballpark) to someone who used the field. Signed by Team Director: W.H. Conant on May 29th, 1905!

Mike

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[earlywynnfan]

Passed this by once and regretted it, glad I got a second chance.

[tazdmb]

Nothing great, but another addition to my Hall of Very Good:

[mighty bombjack]

Great letter there, Frank. Makes me wish we could see the initial letter's questions and list of players!

Is that a gamble that Allen has an outside shot at the Hall (something I'd never considered before), or just a cool item that caught your eye? It's a neat piece in any case.

[Klrdds]

Taz that is a great piece.
I had several Newt Allen autographs in my collection and he always in my experience added nice little notes to his responses like many Negro League players did . Unfortunately while Newt may make the HOF of nice guys I don't feel that he will end up in the Baseball HOF because there are many other deserving candidates ahead of him in my opinion.
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