March pick-ups!!

[JasonL]

What can the reverse of my recently acquired photo tell you about it?
any thoughts? thanks in advance!

[Rob D.]

Sometimes you're pleasantly surprised with an eBay purchase.

Last week I posted the first photo below, which was from the seller's listing. For whatever reason, I assumed the diameter of the pinback would be 1 1/4 inch or so (the seller didn't mention the size). I didn't even bother to ask for a scan of the reverse. The pin, even though it's Cleveland related, didn't wow me, so I wasn't all that agggressive with my bid and didn't care much about the details.

The pin arrived today, and surprise No. 1 was the size, just more than 2 inches in diameter. So that was nice. But then I flipped it over and was thrilled to see that the reverse features a photo of Louis Sockalexis! OK, so the photo actually is more likely of some Cleveland city councilman. But it still adds something -- not necessarily value, but maybe a little character -- to the pin.

[slidekellyslide]

Rob, I'd ask Ryan about that photo before you just dismiss it as some Cleveland City Councilman....it's very likely that that is Joe Jackson.

[baseballart]

Posted on the Red Sox thread with nary a murmur, so reposting here

The irony of Ted Williams, sportswriter, should not be lost upon us

[Brian Van Horn]

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[perezfan]

Super rare High-top Umpire's Cleats from the teens... with rigid protective flaps and steel enforced toes, to protect against foul balls

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Super rare High-top Umpire's Cleats from the teens... with rigid protective flaps and steel enforced toes, to protect against foul balls

Those are very interesting Mark - Never seen that reinforced style before. Nice pick up. Curious, what indictaes they are from the teens? Those spike cleats look more recent and different than the typical cleat or shoe plates I've seen from that era (but I'm not really very familair with shoes/cleats).