T204 Question

[andybecker]

i've always thought there are 6.

[bcornell]

The Lipset theory behind the Howard square frame was that since his T204 contains his first name (actually "Geo.") like the other 6 square border cards, that he must have one, also. But that's a fluke. There are 6 people in the square frame group and they all have a connection to Worcester, MA which Howard did not have. No one has ever seen a square frame Howard, which at this point almost certainly rules out that one exists. It's a catalog error that has persisted for a long time, but that's all it is.

As a native, I must point out that it's pronounced "Wuss-tah". Any Hollywood actor chewing the scenery would get that right.


Bill

[Peter W Thomas]

Over the years of collecting T204's I have had about 20 square boarders as I have upgraded. Can confirm what Bill said. I lived 30 miles east in Natick, but my grandparents who lived there assured me that it was pronounced "Wuss-Tah"

[bijoem]

I'm not sure I agree with Bill and Peter.

I lived near that area for about a year -
and the pronunciation I remember was closer to "Woostah". Almost like rooster with a 'w'.

[Bob Lemke]

Unless evidence surfaces of the existence of the Howard square-frame card in the next year, we'll delist it from the Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by bijoem

I'm not sure I agree with Bill and Peter.

I lived near that area for about a year -
and the pronunciation I remember was closer to "Woostah". Almost like rooster with a 'w'.

In Yiddish...

[tiger8mush]

Originally Posted by bcornell

As a native, I must point out that it's pronounced "Wuss-tah". Any Hollywood actor chewing the scenery would get that right.
Bill

I live about an hour and a half south or Worcester, and hear it pronounced similary, like "WUH stuh", with emphasis on the first syllable. I intentionally pronounce it how it looks, like "war-cess-ter". Thats what I hate worse about living in New England. If you aren't going to pronounced the damn "r", then don't spell it with an "r"!!!!.

Where I work we build submarines and deal with "parts". When I first started, a guy kept talking about "pahts" or "pots". I had no freakin clue what he was talking about. I finally figured out he was talking about PARTS. Pretty funny

[Griffins]

Rob, you'd hate England then. "Leicester" is "Lester", "Gloucester" is "gloster".
It may be New England, but it sounds just like the old one.

[Vintagecatcher]

Bill and Peter have it right on the correct way to pronounce Worcester.

How do I know? I was born in Worcester, MA, and I lived in the area the first half of my life.


Patrick