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Posted By: Dwight Davis
Just to explain the motivation behind my search for my great uncle's card - I'm still searching for a T210 Eldridge, Greensboro, Series 5, by the way, and I've hounded the board and any Ebay seller I thought may come across one - you have to understand he is actually someone I knew. He lived most of his life just down the road from my childhood home. I saw him often, loved him dearly. He died when I was 16, he was 80. A wonderful, colorful character. I've conducted extensive research on his career (who cares beside me?)Uncle Rube never wanted to play in the majors. He rejected three offers from Connie Mack. He pitched both ends of more than 300 doubleheaders and won some 300 games in his 25-years in the minors. He did this largely under the influence of moonshine during the days of prohibition. Locally, a plethora of Rube Eldridge stories abounds. In and old newspaper clipping Rube explains he garnered his pinpoint control by "throwing rocks though knotholes in my father's barn." My favorite: "Worst whupping' I ever got was when my daddy handed me three smooth rocks and I come back with only two squirrels." |
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Posted By: Patrick McMenemy
Dwight, |
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Posted By: Steve
Hey same to you! and great story. good luck in your quest! |
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Posted By: Dwight
About 30 years and counting!! |
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Posted By: RC
Dwight, |
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Posted By: Dwight Davis
You are correct, RC. This morning I received a thoughtful email from Kyle who went to the trouble of providing a scan of uncle Rube's T209 card and he asked me if I knew it existed. I should have mentioned in my first post that I do have a very nice 209 I came across a couple of years ago. I appreciate all who are helping me find his T210 card. And a correction, he pitched both ends of 100 doubleheaders, not 300. |
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Posted By: RC
Very well written Dwight, I love that stuff! |
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Posted By: leon
Hey Dwight, |
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Posted By: Dwight Davis
Thanks so much for the response. I don't often come in contact with anyone who's the least bit interested, sadly not even my relatives (or my wife). (How do I put a frowny face here?) That's why I'm drawn to the culture here. (Happy face). |
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Posted By: RC
Smile Face - colon : then parenthesis ) |
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Posted By: Dwight Davis
Talking about 1977 SI editions, RC, we're dating ourselves, you know! Or is that ? Thanks for the tips on graphics, by the way! |
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Posted By: Dan Bretta
Excellent article Dwight...It read like an extra chapter in Ritter's 'The Glory of their Times'. |
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Posted By: Dwight Davis
Love sharing the story. Thanks for taking the time. These oldtimers have long been forgotten. We have an N.C. Sports Hall of Fame, and a county Sports Hall of Fame. Neither Rube Eldridge nor others of his ilk during this era are included. I know records/stats are diffcult to research from these times, but I have all of his documented and I doubt there's another pitcher on any level to have appeared in both ends of 100 doubleheaders. That has to be a world record. |
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Posted By: keyway
Great stuff. Love reading about the old ballplayers. They played the game for love. Can't beat them. |
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Posted By: Al C.risafulli
What a fascinating read. |
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Posted By: RC
Hey Dwight, |
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