Lot 843. Ring Lardner and “Professor Happy” (Cliff Goldsmith) Books of Sports Humor. Actually, early 20th century sports humor. The Lardner book, “Treat Em Rough: Letters from the Jack the Kaiser Killer,” is relatively common. Published in 1918, it features a series of letters home to “Friend Al” from Jack Keefe, who goes through military boot camp as World War I rages. The letters are filled with sports references, and many of the illustrations by Frank Crerie are sports-related. Vg. Far less common is Goldsmith’s “A Parody Sport Book” with illustrations by Clive Weed. Published in 1923 by the American Child Health Association, it is subtitled “Health Habits for Good Sports’.” Ty Cobb lends his name to an introduction to the book, which features a series of comical games, such as “Fruit Golf,” “Vegetable Ball” and “Evening Baseball.” Amid the nonsense are some health tips. Besides Cobb, the book pictures Johnny Weissmuller, Bo McMillin, Charles Paddock, the New York Yankees team (“They knowÉit takes sound teeth to chew up a World Pennant”) and Bobby Jones. First edition, no dj as issued, paper torn away from spine, ex-m contents. You won’t find quantity copies of this one on the Internet!
Winning Bid $40.
Lot 928. 1910s-30s Cricket Set, Soccer, “Kings of Speed” Cards. Complete set of 50 Cricketers, 1934 from John Player & Sons. Ex-m set with about half a dozen cards less (one stained) and about a dozen nm. 1923 Famous Footballers (brown) from Sunripe Cigarettes (R. & J. Hill), #30 Goodman vg-ex, 33 Cock vg+ to ex. Churchman “Kings of Speed” card from 1939 is #47 Wooderson vg+ to ex.
Winning Bid $35.
Lot 930. 5 British Sports-Related Sets Including 3 from the 1930s.1. 1936 Ardath (State Express 333) “Sports Champions” set of 50. Color set including tennis players Helen Jacobs, Peggy Scriven and Fred Perry, golfer T. H. Cotton, aviator T. O. M. Sopwith, and E. H. Temme, who swam the English Channel in both directions. Ex-m, some better, some less. 2. 1936 Gallaher “Sporting Personalities” set of 48. Nine cards have tiny to small stains on the back; otherwise, ex-m. 3. 1939 Churchman “Kings of Speed” near-set of 49; missing #45. Each card has a piece of tape on the back, which does not obscure the text. The fronts average ex. Includes Howard Hughes. 4. 1956 Cadet Sweets “Record Holders of the World” set of 50. Ex-m. Includes ships, airplanes, trains, cars, Mount Rushmore, the Empire State Building and athletes such as Roger Bannister. 5. 1957 Sweetule Products “Famous Sports Records” set of 25. Ex-m with Joe Louis, Roger Bannister, Rafer Johnson, Paul Anderson, Sir Edmund Hillary.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 931. Autographed Photo of Soviet Gymnast Olga Korbut. By captivating audiences at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Korbut began to change of focus of gymnastics competition from elegance to acrobatics. Diminutive and athletic, she was first gymnast to perform a backward somersault on the balance beam. She won three gold medals and one silver at the 1972 Olympics and one gold and one silver at the 1976 competition. Photo is nm. Korbut signed only an “O.” for her first name. The sharpie signature is a 10.
Winning Bid $30.
Lot 932. Autograph of Gymnast Kim Zmeskal on the Aug. 10, 1992 Newsweek. Zmeskal won World Championships in gymnastics in 1991 and 1992. Competing with a stress fracture of an ankle, the 16-year-old was unable to capture a medal at the 1992 Olympics. She was the focus of a controversy, which this Newsweek highlighted, over whether girl gymnasts were being pushed too hard. Vg+ to ex issue without a label. Sharpie signature is a 10.
Minimum Bid $20.
Lot 933. 5 Photos from the 2005 Kentucky Derby Signed by Winning Jockey Mike Smith. Aboard Giacomo, Smith won his first Derby in 11 starts. The victory was one of the most improbable in Derby history; Giacomo went off as a 50:1 shot. The most dramatic photo of the five offered shows Smith guiding Giacomo down the stretch. The thoroughbred is shown in four photos. Sharpie signatures are 10s. COA from R&R Enterprises.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 934. Scarce 1927 “Athletic Sporting Record Book” from the Health Institute of Minneapolis. This 48-page booklet promotes various medical products and treatments while providing information on boxing, baseball and horse racing. Boxing is featured prominently, with Gene Tunney on the cover and Jack Dempsey, Benny Leonard and a featherweight woman boxer inside. Babe Ruth, Pete Alexander and Rogers Hornsby represent baseball. Vg-ex.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 935. Programs, Seating Lists from the 1983, 1984 All Sports Hall of Fame Dinners. As a fundraiser, the Boys’ Club of New York sponsored these events, which recognized recent inductees to the Baseball, Basketball, Pro Football, Hockey, Tennis and Golf Halls of Fame. Each program contains about 100 pages, including photos and biographical sketches of the new Hall of Fame members. Ex+. The seating charts make for interesting reading too.
Minimum Bid $25.
Lot 936. 32 Issues of 4 Different Magazines Covering the World of Sports, 1942-70. Each publication covers sports very broadly, in a manner similar to sports illustrated. The publications are Sports Illustrated (a short-lived Dell publication), Sports’ Cavalcade, Great Moments in Sports and Sport Annual. The Sports Illustrated is Vol. 1, No. 1 from Feb. 1949 and has Kentucky basketball player Ralph Beard on the cover. Vg+. Articles deal with Joe Louis, Al Dark and Richie Ashburn, Ben Hogan, Bob Mathias and more. The four issues of Sports’ Cavalcade, a monthly publication, are from different years, 1962-64. Issues average ex+; Bart Starr is on the cover of a Jan. 1964 issue that has a news stand notation and otherwise is ex-m+. This issue has an eight-page article on Mickey Mantle. The 14 issues of Great Moments in Sports range from Feb. 1967 through March 1964. Between these two, two issues are from 1958, three from 1960, two from 1961, one from 1962 and four from 1964. Cover subjects include Bob Cousy, Sugar Ray Robinson, Archie Moore, Paul Hornung, Stan Musial, Joe DiMaggio and Roger Staubach. Issues average ex, some better, some less; four have news stand marks. The 13 issues of Sport Annual, produced by Sport magazine, are 1949-51, 1953, 1954, 1962, 1964 and 1965-70. All the stars are here - Louis, Doak Walker, Ezzard Charles, Hogan, Rocky Marciano, Cousy, Roy Campanella, Mantle, Roger Maris, Sandy Koufax, Jim Brown, Johnny Unitas, Willie Mays, Muhammad Ali, Bill Russell, etc. These issues average ex; one has a news stand notation. Hours of enjoyable reading could be yours for our
Winning Bid $55.
Lot 937. 16 Sports-Related Children’s Books. All but the last two books are ex-library from the Creative Education “Superstars” series published in 1974. Unless noted, all are hardbacks first editions without dust jackets as published. They average vg-ex. Written by Paul J. Deegan: 1. “Hank Aaron.” 2. “Jack Nicklaus: The Golden Bear.” 3. “Bill Russell.” 4. “Tom Seaver.” 5. “Jerry West.” By George Heaslip: 6. “Johnny Bench: The Young Pro.” By James T. Olson: 7. “Roberto Clemente: The Great One.” 8. “A. J. Foyt: Fancypants at the Wheel.” 9. “Bobby Hull: The Golden Jet.” 10. “Billy Jean King: The Lady of the Court.” 11. “Joe Namath: The King of Football.” 12. “Arnold Palmer: King of the Course.” 13. “Jackie Robinson: Pro Ball’s First Black Star.” 14. “Mark Spitz: The Shark.” The following two books are not part of the Creative series. Spencer Johnson, M.D.: 15. “The Value of Courage: The Story of Jackie Robinson,” 1977 stated first ed., not ex-library, ex without dj as issued. Benjamin Brewster: 16. “The First Book of Baseball,” 1963, not ex-library, vg-ex without dj as issued. This book is a delightful baseball primer.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 938. Unused 1923 Calendar Featuring a Horse Racing Scene and promoting cognac from M. Tiffon & Co. of France. Colorful calendar is 9 ¼” x 12 ½”. Fingerprint smudge in lower right, some bumps in the border in the upper right. Ex appearance.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 939. Olympic, Track & Field, Multi-Sport Publication, Ticket, Card Collection. Fifty-eight issues of Sports Illustrated from 1954-78 and nine issues of Life from the 1940s-80s cover the Olympics, yachting, skiing, swimming, chess, ice skating, track and field, soccer, marathon racing, hunting and fishing. Among the heroes and champions pictured are Mel Patton of USC, Bonnie Blair, Frank Shorter, Pele, Parry O’Brien, Jim Ryun, Jean Claude Killy, Peggy Fleming, Nadia Comaneci, Bruce Jenner and Bill Rodgers. These issues have mailing labels and average ex, some less, some better. Also, SI’s 1995 “Future Legends: The 20 Brightest Young Stars in Sports” and three paperbacks, including “Here’s Why: Science in Sports.” Booklets: 1963 “Jarman Journal of All Sports” and “Sports Shots” on Jim Kelly, Marino, Ryan and Strawberry. Ticket Stubs: For a 1969 lacrosse match between the Onondaga Indians and Rochester Chiefs. 10 stubs for MISL soccer, including 1981 St. Louis Steamers games, MISL Semi-Finals and the MISL All-Star game. Also, a stub for a 1981 Southern Illinois vs. St. Louis U. match at Busch Stadium. Cards: 1935 Ardath Tobacco “Cricket, Tennis & Golf Celebrities,” Helen Jacobs, U.S. tennis player, ex-m+. 1936 or 1937 Ardath “Photocards,” #145 Fred Perry, “World’s Number One lawn tennis player,” ex-m+. 1954 Quaker “Sports Oddities,” #3 George Quam, one-armed handball champion, 2 nm copies, and #15 Jackie LaVine, champion Chicago swimmer, 3 nm to nm-m copies. Also, a postcard of a Dortmand, Germany, arena and a 1994 soccer card of Erwin Sanchez. And an unused scrapbook with many sports shown on the cover. About 100 individual items.
Minimum Bid $60.
