Otto Knabe - show em!

[ErikV]

Whenever these posts appear I love going to SABR and reading the bio's on each player.
Here's the bio on Otto Knabe:

http://www.sabr.org/bioproj/person/310d7ec8

A couple of interesting notes. The bio states his father was of German descent. I wonder
if he wasn't given the middle name "Otto" from the reigning and popular chancellor of
Germany at the time of his birth, Otto von Bismark (in office 1871-1890). Knabe was
born in 1884.

Also, the bio explains that Knabe got wind of the 1919 World Series fix and "investigated
the matter, confirmed something crooked afoot, and reported this to Gleason, then
managing the White Sox."

Just a couple of tidbits I thought were worth noting.

ErikV

[buymycards]

Knabe

[PSACJ]

Otto.jpg

[gabrinus]

Here's a Mino........Jerry

[AddieJoss]

Knabe

[familytoad]

Following up that awesome Mino with a beater Virginia Extra.
A very tough type card, just happens that mine is Otto!

[gabrinus]

Any Virginia Extra is in good condition.......Jerry

[philliesphan]

Was recently reflecting on perhaps the most significant card upgrade I made in "stuff I collect"

Both are from the rather scarce E104-III series. The second example came from Dan Gantt's collection. Which, in an interesting coincidence, I have another high grade E104-III from Dan that I had acquired in trade having provided by Niagara Baking Knabe card.

At any rate, here are the two: