Show your August pick-ups...

[bcbgcbrcb]

Just back from Beckett (1949 Caray, 1928 McGowan, 1911 Connolly/Klem & 1953 O'Malley) ..............

[bmarlowe1]

I find the Beckett authentication of the 5 person announcer/umpire photo quite amusing, as of course "Klein" is Bill Klem, and the Klein/Klem and Tommy Connolly ID's are transposed.

[Oldtix]

Let's call this an August "revelation"...

I was researching some of my tickets tonight and discovered that in this game, played July 10, 1935, Babe Herman of the Reds hit the first home run in a night game in major league history! This was the fourth night game in MLB history, and the first night game for the visiting Brooklyn Dodgers.



I LOVE little victories like this!

[slidekellyslide]

Picked up a couple of rppc's.

Central City Nebraska -anyone know what AOUW might stand for?


And this came from the same seller - only the seller didn't list it as a Nebraska football game which I'm sure is why I got it for a bargain. 0-0 tie against powerhouse Minnesota. As an added bonus when I got it in the mail today I was surprised to read the note and could see the postcard was written by a Nebraska football player. A little googling helped me figure out that this postcard was written by all-conference half-back and linebacker Ernest Kroger to his girlfriend back home in Polk, Nebraska.





Here's a link to a picture of Kroger from the 1908 UNL yearbook
http://unlhistory.unl.edu/yearbooks/...s.php?page=192

[vintagesportflips]

Nice postcards Dan, always nice to find a sweet bonus like it being written by a player, once you receive it in the mail.

My guess is that the baseball postcard is for a lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen.

[springpin]

AOUM was a Masonic order. They changed their name over the years, but it stood for "Americans of the Order of United Mechanics". Originally they called themselves Workers, not Mechanics. A spin-off group added "Jr." (Junior). Not sure what the exact meaning is of "mechanics", but their platform was to greatly reduce immigration. Perhaps they viewed themselves as social mechanics. The order began around 1840 in PA, and spread across the country.

[slidekellyslide]

Thanks guys...Keith nailed it...I've found a reference to Ancient Order of United Workmen in Central City on the internet.