Indians Pennant?

[ksfarmboy]

Dan, I'm in agreement with you. There's an old thread where I brought up the very questions you did about the Tacoma pennant. Unless you show me a picture with that pennant at a game or in a players hands it's just another souvenir.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Dan, I'm in agreement with you. There's an old thread where I brought up the very questions you did about the Tacoma pennant. Unless you show me a picture with that pennant at a game or in a players hands it's just another souvenir.

I dug up that old thread and apparently Dave Bushing, Dave Eskenazi and Max Weder believe it to be a baseball pennant. I don't know how or why they think that, but I still have my doubts just because the tiger is associated with so many things in Tacoma.

[ksfarmboy]

Yeah, those are 3 respected names but I'd just like to see some proof. I've seen too many things purported to be something and I'm just not comfortable with that being a baseball pennant. It may be a baseball pennant but until I see the proof I'm saying no.

[perezfan]

Regarding the Tacoma Tigers Pennant, I think that Dave and/or Max have some evidence or knowledge confirming the baseball relevance. I can't recall the specifics, but in conversing with them a few years back, there seemed little doubt that this particular pennant corresponded to baseball.

Below is another Pennant that fits the same category... In this case, indisputable evidence was found (tying it's roots to baseball). This gorgeous oversized Pennant is signed "T E Wanstall" and dated 1916. There are perhaps half a dozen known to exist. I always wondered about the alleged baseball tie-in, and believed it to be baseball due to the 9 Indian Heads pictured (perhaps representing 9 players on the field).

A kind ebayer recently sent me a copy of Ted Wanstall's obituary. It turns out that not only was he a 40+ year employee of the Ball Club... he was the Head of Concessions at old League Park! In this case, the provenance was about as valuable as the pennant itself...

[perezfan]

Just wanted to add that Rob D. might be able to provide some insight to the original post. Rob's not posting here as frequently these days, but could probably shed some light. I know he has just about every Indians Pennant known to mankind...