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Lot 241.  13 Different T218 Cards Including Willie Hoppe, Golfers, Bowlers, Etc. Hoppe is the Babe Ruth of the billiard table. This collection from the Champion Athletes and Prizefighters set features 7 pool & billiard players, 2 golfers, 2 bowlers, 1 roller skater and 1 aviator. Eleven cards are vg-ex, including Hoppe (horizontal), Hoppe (vertical), Herreshoff and one golfer. The card of Low, the other golfer, is vg. One card is f-g. Winning Bid $138.

Lot 242.  20 Different 1923 Lambert & Butler’s “Motor Cycles.” These cards feature colorful images of vintage motorcycles. Ex. Winning Bid $30.

Lot 243.  1937 Players “Speedway Riders” Set of 50 + 12 1929 Ogden’s “Famous Dirt-Track Riders.” The “Speedway Riders” set presents color portraits of the top motorcyclists of the 1920s-30s. Members of the Motorcycle Hall of Fame are on two cards – Cordy and Jack Milne. Overall, vg-ex. The 12 “Famous Dirt-Track Riders” cards are colorful and scarce. Each shows the rider in a portrait and in action. The cards are #1, 3, 7-9, 13, 18, 19, 21 and 23-25. They average vg to vg-ex. Winning Bid $68.

Lot 244.  Nm to Nm-M 1939 Churchman “Kings of Speed” Set of 50 with Howard Hughes, Jesse Owens. These cards have a photo on the front and a brief biography on the back. A smiling, youthful Hughes, in suit, tie and goggles, is pictured on card #6. Owens, running in an event, is the subject of card #45. Both are nm-m. Winning Bid $55.

Lot 245.  44 Different 1970s Sportscaster Cards – Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Etc. These cards grade nm and better overall. Highlights include, Bench, 1969 Mets, 1927 Yankees, Rose, Jackie Robinson, Joe DiMaggio, Aaron, Seaver, Maris and Mantle, Ruth, Wilt Chamberlain, Maravich, Russell, Jabbar, Blanda, Dorsett, Sayers, Jimmy Brown, Namath, Unitas, Grange, Jack Nicklaus, Howe, Orr and Thorpe. 46 cards total. Winning Bid $40.

Lot 246.  Johnny Rutherford Boldly Signed Cover of a Full June 3, 1974 Sports Illustrated. Great image of Rutherford with gem mint 10 autograph. Authenticated by Kevin Keating. Winning Bid $20.

Lot 247.  Cover of a Full June 5, 1978 Sports Illustrated Boldly Signed by Al Unser. He celebrates his third Indianapolis 500 victory. Nm-m 8 signature on an nm issue. Authenticated by Kevin Keating. Winning Bid $20.

Lot 248.  Autograph of Gymnast Kim Zmeskal on the Aug. 10, 1992 Issue of 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 edition of Newsweek highlighted, over whether girl gymnasts were being pushed too hard. Vg+ to ex issue without a label. Sharpie signature is a 10. Authenticated by Kevin Keating. Minimum Bid $15.

Lot 249.  Autographs of Curt Gowdy, Bob Costas, Jim McKay, Other Broadcasters. These autographs are on unlined index cards. The other signers are Chris Schenkel (2 autographs), Brent Musburger, Ernie Harwell and Skip Caray. The Gowdy, McKay, Costas and Musburger autographs, and one Schenkel autograph, are personalized to “Jimmy.” The personalized Schenkel signature is a cut. The autographs are nm-m 8 and better. Eight autographs. Authenticated by Kevin Keating. Winning Bid $15.

Lot 250.  Sports Books, Other Memorabilia – King, Riggs, Lemieux, Barkley, Etc. Books covering various sports: Madison Square Garden, Joseph Durso, 1979 first edition HB. Women Who Win, Francene Sabin, 1975 first HB. Let’s Go to the Videotape, Warner Wolf, 2000 HB. Ex-m books, vg-ex djs. ESPN Sports Almanac 2002 and Sports Memorabilia, Bert Lehman, 2003. Both ex PBs. Also, a “Big Apple Sports Festival” pin, ex. Tennis: Court Hustler, Bobby Riggs, 1973 first, ex-m book, f-g dj. Hockey: Open Net, George Plimpton, 1985 stated first, ex book, vg dj. Hockey! By Richard Beddoes, 1971, vg-ex book, dj. Also, 3 2000 Canadian Society programs honoring Mario Lemieux, ex-m, UD box lid with Gretzky, p, Capitals 8” x 10” logo photo, ex-m. Basketball: Highland Mint 1997 Houston Rockets bronze coins – Olajuwon, Barkley, Drexler. Mint in original box. Also, 1989-90 Fleer #208, ex. Football: Reebok “Heisman” baggage tag, nm. Winning Bid $10.

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