Autograph Identification help?

[mr2686]

By the way, that bottom grouping of sigs in picture 1 of Joe Marty, Tex Carleton, Lonny Frey, Phil Cavarretta and Frank Demaree all played together on the Chicago Cubs in 1937 (Frey went on to the Reds in 38) so I would bet that 1937 was when that part was signed.

[brob28]

Thanks for the help guys! Mike, thank you for the dating information for the Cubs group. Anyone have any ideas on the last one? Floyd ....

[Butch7999]

Looked through a lot of Floyds, but the only ones we saw that seem possible matches for what seems to be written were
Floyd Mulkey and Floyd Hundley, both from the 1930s but both of whom had only brief careers in the low minors.
The diagonal sig alone on a page does suggest it might not "belong" with the major league players neatly organized
on the other pages...

[mrmopar]

My first thought on the last one was Cy Williams, maybe a very rushed, sloppy one?

[Scott Garner]

Tex Carleton, Buck (Bobo) Newsome, Red Kress and Lyn Lary are all correct!

[tjb1952tjb]

Originally Posted by mr2686

By the way, that bottom grouping of sigs in picture 1 of Joe Marty, Tex Carleton, Lonny Frey, Phil Cavarretta and Frank Demaree all played together on the Chicago Cubs in 1937 (Frey went on to the Reds in 38) so I would bet that 1937 was when that part was signed.

If indeed 1937, that would be Red Sox Bobby Doerr's rookie season signature ("Bob Doerr").