T206 Unique/Fun Fact Cards

Gradedcardman · #1 09-10-2017, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean

It was a trophy given to him by his teammates after he ended his holdout I think. Or something like that.

Actually he had a case of smallpox that kept him out of action until May of 1909. All the teammates had to be vaccinated and their belongings fumigated. When he returned to the lineup and came to bat the first time the team presented him with the "loving" cup. Just googled it and that sounded feasible via Baseball research.

mybuddyinc · #2 09-10-2017, 11:37 AM

Some GREAT ideas here

Like them all

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Fun thread !!!!! Scott

KMayUSA6060 · #3 09-10-2017, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mybuddyinc

Some GREAT ideas here

Like them all

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Fun thread !!!!! Scott

Gonna have to add some of these to my collection.

Keep the fun facts coming! This is, well, fun!

sreader3 · #4 09-11-2017, 07:39 PM

Here's a link to a contemporary article about Chase (Loving Cup) for those interested:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...8loving+cup%29

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