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[Writehooks]

YazFan —

Great card of a great fighter — but he wasn't from Portland.

"Mysterious" Billy Smith, who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this past June, was a Canadian from Little River, Nova Scotia, and won the first officially recognized world welterweight championship on April 17, 1893. Towards the end of his career he moved to the West Coast, opening a hotel and Turkish bath in Yakima, Washington, and then a saloon in Portland, where he died on Oct. 15, 1937.

[Kawika]

About 98% of what I collect is baseball but of the remaining these three items would be my favorites.

"To a good fighter from a lucky one."
8x10 photo


Duke Kahanamoku postcard, more often seen as b&w. Don't worry, Anthony; it's in the Will.


Picked this up for a loonie in a Gastown junque shop back in the '70's. It is coveted by a certain Saskatoonian (Saskatoonite?, Saskatoonarooni?) who frequents this board. Don't worry, brah; it's in the Will (I'll throw in the license plate, too).

[Ladder7]

David, Awesome postcard. It really shows the "porthole" Paoa used to check for sealife and shallow hazards. How do I get in that will?

Great idea for a painting!

[thekingofclout]

Vintage original TYPE I photograph...

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[J.McMurry]

YES! ~COLLEGE FOOTBALL~

I hear ya Dan Bretta!

Here is the only item I own related to the U. of Neb.

[HRBAKER]

Not memorabilia as such but a favorite piece I put together with some golf 3x5s several years ago.

[Oldtix]

Here's one for Dan!



That good looking fellow pictured on the sign is my uncle, who broadcast Nebraska football games on radio from 1951 to 1992. At 14, his American Legion baseball team was sent from Oklahoma to see the third, fourth and fifth games of the 1937 World Series at the Polo Grounds, and Carl Hubbell took the team into the Giants locker room where they were given autographs by all the players. As a student after serving in the war, he broadcast sports events at the University of Oklahoma. He moved to Omaha in 1951 to join WOW radio and WOW-TV. An avid fan of all sports, he covered Creighton basketball, Omaha Cardinals baseball, high school sports, Husker basketball, baseball and football in addition to his nightly duties as television sportscaster. Uncle Jack also was the Public Address Announcer at the College World Series in Omaha from 1963 to 2000, and was a television fixture in Omaha for many years. He found time to give me an autographed Husker team football in 1965 and let me sit beside him as he broadcast the 1967 Big 8 Holiday Basketball tournament in Kansas City. He's now 86 and still pulling for the Big Red. Finding this sign in an antique shop was a real thrill for me!

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by J.McMurry

I hear ya Dan Bretta!

Here is the only item I own related to the U. of Neb.

I'm pretty sure that game never happened.

[thekingofclout]

'Win one for the Gipper" & "We're going to win Sunday. I guarantee it."

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[yazfan08]

Originally Posted by Writehooks

YazFan —

Great card of a great fighter — but he wasn't from Portland.

"Mysterious" Billy Smith, who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this past June, was a Canadian from Little River, Nova Scotia, and won the first officially recognized world welterweight championship on April 17, 1893. Towards the end of his career he moved to the West Coast, opening a hotel and Turkish bath in Yakima, Washington, and then a saloon in Portland, where he died on Oct. 15, 1937.

You're obviously correct and I knew about some of the above (nice additional info though.) I guess "from Portland" can have different meanings.

[jcmtiger]

Large Ali/Spinks poster signed by both in the 80's.
Gordie Howe colored magazine piece with signed 4 x 5 card.

[olsport]

1931 Bronco Nagurski Comin at Ya!
KC Jones USF
Jim Brown MVP
Willie Shoemaker & other jockies
1897 Natl Amatuer Bicycle championships photo finish!

[olsport]

1889 tri colored gold rowing medal San Francisco Bay

[3and2]

Classic MJ streaking toward the hoop w/ tongue hanging out as 4 Celtic players converge on him.

[Ulidia]

Original, large single sheet soccer program for Belfast Celtic's first game on their tour of USA + Canada in 1949. This was for a game played in New York against a local select side:



This was the first ever tour to the USA by an Irish soccer side. This game caused significantly controversy back home in Belfast as the Belfast Celtic side paraded the Irish tricolour at the ground before the match.

More significantly, the tour marked the last hurrah of the great Belfast Celtic side as, despite being the most successful side in Irish soccer history, they withdrew from domestic football that summer following political crowd trouble at a game earlier in the season. Most expected their withdrawal would only be for a year or two but they never came back.


My favourite match worn shirt:



This is an Irish international soccer shirt from the 1920s, supplied to the team by the Athletic Stores in Belfast, a leading sports supplier of the era that still exists today. It is a heavy, woolen shirt. Until 1931, the Irish soccer side played in St Patrick's Blue rather than green.

[Copa7]

Originally Posted by Ulidia

Original, large single sheet soccer program for Belfast Celtic's first game on their tour of USA + Canada in 1949. This was for a game played in New York against a local select side:



This was the first ever tour to the USA by an Irish soccer side. This game caused significantly controversy back home in Belfast as the Belfast Celtic side paraded the Irish tricolour at the ground before the match.

More significantly, the tour marked the last hurrah of the great Belfast Celtic side as, despite being the most successful side in Irish soccer history, they withdrew from domestic football that summer following political crowd trouble at a game earlier in the season. Most expected their withdrawal would only be for a year or two but they never came back.


My favourite match worn shirt:



This is an Irish international soccer shirt from the 1920s, supplied to the team by the Athletic Stores in Belfast, a leading sports supplier of the era that still exists today. It is a heavy, woolen shirt. Until 1931, the Irish soccer side played in St Patrick's Blue rather than green.

That is great stuff. I love the Irish sweater jersey. I saw a book on Belfast Celtic once in London. I thought I would pick it up later, but I didn't know how limited British book printing were. I never found again.

I would love to see more soccer items if you have any.

[Ulidia]

Originally Posted by Copa7

That is great stuff. I love the Irish sweater jersey. I saw a book on Belfast Celtic once in London. I thought I would pick it up later, but I didn't know how limited British book printing were. I never found again.

I would love to see more soccer items if you have any.

Yes, there have been a few books on Belfast Celtic published over the years, some better than others although all have had limited print runs. Not sure, but guessing that the store you saw the Belfast Celtic book at in London was Sports Pages? This was a specialist sports, mainly football (aka soccer), store here in London which unfortunately closed a few years ago.

I'll post more soccer items of interest when I return home to Belfast where my collection is housed (I live / work in London) as soccer is my main interest. I collect the Northern Ireland national team and two Belfast clubs (Belfast Celtic and Crusaders) but these days only really go for pre WWII items, esp photos but they are incredibly hard to find. However, I also collect some continental European items from the 1950s and 1960s across various iconic clubs - Real Madrid, Benfica, AC Milan & Internationale.

[SYDLIN]

Anyone know of anything special in the Nov. 24, 1928 game between Fordham and Georgetown at the Polo Grounds?
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