November Pickups

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

A Real Photo Postcard of the Warner Hotel in Chicago where the gamblers met with the Black Sox in Chicago during the 1919 World Series.

Been waiting and hoping for this one for awhile. 1st one I've seen come up on Ebay and several Postcard Sites in years of watching. The search is over!

Quote from Chick Gandil: "Later in Chicago I got word from Sullivan that he was bringing a friend from New York to sew up the deal. A meeting was arranged at the old Warner Hotel on the South Side, where many of the players lived. Sullivan introduced his friend as “Mr. Ryan,” but, having met this man two years before in New York, I recognized him as Arnold Rothstein, the big shot gambler."

Very cool.

For anybody interested, the Rothstein character is featured prominently in the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire". It's set in 1920 and there have already been numerous references in the show relating to the Black Sox scandal.

[mr2686]

Can anyone tell me how rare/scarce is an Arnold Rothstein autograph? I imagine pretty hard to come by.

[margoaepi]

Not so vintage, but today my boss brought in and gave me a complete copy of the New York Times from the day after the Mets won the series. Said his sons didn't really have any interest and wanted it to find a good home. Not a bad day at the office!

[slidekellyslide]

Thank you John Rogers for making the Sporting News Archive photos available to the hobby...I've been able to add two Lincoln Chiefs photos to my collection in the last few weeks...that's usually all I can add in two or three years.

And love that postcard story Moe...Black Sox collectors are fascinating.

[Vintagecatcher]

I recently picked this item off of eBay on a whim. I have never seen anything like this before. It is marked Sterling on the back. Great detail work on the front.

Any thoughts?


Patrick

[John V]

Dan,
Is that Alvin Jackson?

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by John V

Dan,
Is that Alvin Jackson?

Why yes it is! He came to Lincoln in 1957 and had a great year in 1958 winning 18 games for the Chiefs.

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Thank you John Rogers for making the Sporting News Archive photos available to the hobby...

I concur with Dan. Although it may take some committed search time but you will be rewarded with some really nice gems.

Picked up a pair of terrific Joltin Joe TYPE 1 Photos...


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