A day off with Sam Crawford and Small town baseball in Nebraska

[jakebeckleyoldeagleeye]

I lived in Hannibal, Missouri all my life and it's the birth place and burial site of Hall of Famer Jake Beckley and this city doesn't care about this guy. It's all Mark Twain and Molly Brown.
They had a memorial dedicated in 1971 on Main Street where all the tourists are at and they moved it to Clemens Field which no one goes to so he's dumped on even more. The merchants can't make any money off him so who cares.

[Golfcollector]

Great cards guys, thanks for sharing.
Does anyone know the player in the Chicago uniform with Sam?

[RCMcKenzie]

Here's a site with the roster and more photos...

www.chicagology.com/baseball/worldtour/

My 3 guesses are Steve Evans, Jimmy Callahan, or Tris Speaker.

[soxinseven]

A tough color combo

[Golfcollector]

I don't have a single Close Candy Crawford in my collection, so I guess that is what I will try and chase next - that blue color is really nice.

[RCMcKenzie]

Could it be Sox pitcher Jim Scott? He's one of the only players on the roster I saw that was taller than Crawford. I am assuming Crawford is on our left. It's difficult to see their faces with the shade from the caps...

[Case12]

Enjoyed your article and photos very much. Thanks!

[Howe’s Hunter]

Originally Posted by jakebeckleyoldeagleeye

I lived in Hannibal, Missouri all my life and it's the birth place and burial site of Hall of Famer Jake Beckley and this city doesn't care about this guy. It's all Mark Twain and Molly Brown.
They had a memorial dedicated in 1971 on Main Street where all the tourists are at and they moved it to Clemens Field which no one goes to so he's dumped on even more. The merchants can't make any money off him so who cares.

I lived in either Lincoln or Omaha from 1984 to just last May. Even non-fans knew about Wahoo Sam Crawford. But I was born and raised in Vandalia, Missouri, less than 30 miles from Hannibal (which was the closest “big city”) and never knew Jake Beckley was born there! Now that all my family is gone, doubt I make it back to the Vandalia/Mexico/Hannibal area again, but if I do, I’ll go out of my way to see the memorial at Clemons Field.

[Bobsbats]

Crawford E95 front.jpg

[triwak]

Great thread!