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12-06-2010, 09:30 PM
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There are very few Chance exemplars with extra writing, and nothing from the same year. On a whole, the individual letter formation exhibited on the PC is far too rounded and from the hand of at least a slightly more learned man than Chance, who was not the world's best speller.
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12-07-2010, 05:29 AM
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Last edited by Scott Garner; 12-07-2010 at 05:47 AM. Reason: duplicate posting-sorry
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12-07-2010, 05:36 AM
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Hmm... Do you suppose "F" was trying to say that he knocked the stripes off the tigers, not spots?
 I've never heard of a tiger with spots......Also, it's pretty unlikely that Nellie Mullen, who the postcard was addressed to, was any relation to George Mullen on the opposing team the Detroit Tigers, right?
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12-07-2010, 08:38 AM
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Thanks to all for weighing in on my query. It's amusing -F can't recall that a tiger has stripes, and it seemed to me that this was too well written to be Chance. And, it's interesting to conjecture on Mullen's sister, but I doubt that as well. I guess it was probably written by a fan who was at the game and helped them win via his support.
I still like that it is postmarked the day they clinched the series during which the rookie Cobb batted an anemic .200, had no rbi, and was caught stealing the only time he tried. Cheers, Mike
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12-07-2010, 09:34 AM
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Are we sure it's not a "J" (maybe a hurried one)? For example, I thought it looked somewhat similar to the "J" in Joe Tinker's signature?
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12-07-2010, 10:08 AM
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It's most assuredly not Tinker's writing. I also thought about it being a "J", but it has to be an F.
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12-07-2010, 11:24 AM
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Sometimes fans refer to themselves as part of a team "We won today" etc. If I was at say a Boise State Football game (since I am a season ticket holder that is the only reference I could give) I could say "I helped win the game for the Broncos" as a fan and it would not be totally misunderstood that I "helped" even though I was not on the team. My guess is that is the case here.
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12-07-2010, 11:35 AM
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Hi, Rhys,
I agree with you. In fact, the more I think of it, fans were rabid in the early 20c, referred to as "cranks," and I am almost certain that this is nothing more than a fan response, written on a cool card, the day the Cubs won it all. Thanks for weighing in, and you are going to have to do some real work to get your team to a big bowl game! Cheers, Mike
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