Lot 185. 3 Vintage Walter Camp Books Including a “Captain Danny” First Edition. By the time he was 33, Camp was already known as the “Father of Football.” He played at Yale and then coached there and at Stanford. In addition to his full-time job, Camp wrote articles and books, primarily on football. Published in 1914 by D. Appleton and Company, “Captain Danny” is one of Camp’s rare baseball novels. This copy is vg. The binding is firm. The paste-down illustration on the cover shows some soiling, and the book has minor stains along the edges of a number of pages. Stampings on the spine are faded. The two other Camp books, both non-fiction, are: “Athletes All: Training, Organization, and Play,” a 1919 first edition published by Charles Scribner’s Sons, vg+ to ex, no dust jacket. And “The Book of Sports and Games,” 1923, ex with illustrated boards. These books represent very desirable additions to a sports library.
Minimum Bid $95.
Lot 198. Impressive Rochester Baseball Trophy Awarded to Luke Easter. This very impressive Jaycees Youth Trophy, which reaches a height of 3 feet, 2.5 inches, was awarded to Easter from 1961 through 1963 for “Inspiration to the City’s Youth.” A first baseman and then coach for the International League Rochester Red Wings from 1959-64, Easter was beloved by Rochester fans. He was 49 when he retired there. This trophy is a stunning and appropriate memento associated with Easter’s career. Bill James has rated him as the second-best Negro Leagues’ first baseman of all time, with only Buck Leonard rating higher. He might have been a major league superstar slugger, but he was 32 by the time the majors’ color barrier began to crumble. After a couple of excellent years with Cleveland, bad knees ended his major league career. After Cleveland, he enjoyed an impressive minor league career. Joe Altobelli, a teammate of Easter’s in Rochester, said he never heard the big first baseman complain about the circumstances that limited his time in the majors. According to Altobelli, Easter was “a jovial guy. He was just good to be around. The fans loved him for that. He looked at life in a positive way and he was thankful to be a baseball player and thankful he could hit a baseball a long way.” Easter was killed in a robbery in Cleveland in 1979. Bob Lemon and Al Rosen were honorary pallbearers at his funeral. Easter is recognized on a brass plate on the base of the trophy, which is ex. A plate on the trophy also recognizes the Red Wings; Charlie James, who received the Jaycees’ award in 1960. An outfielder, James played for the Red Wings in 1959 and 1960 before having a six-season major league career with St. Louis and Cincinnati.
Winning Bid $110.
Lot 199. Early 1900s 9” Baseball Challenge Trophy Cup by Manning Bowman & Co. This impressive trophy memorializes winners of the Pittsburgh Wholesale Lumber Dealers Association Baseball Challenge in 1902, 1903 and 1904. Babcock earned the cup in 1902; Hastings in June 1903 and the Alex Williams team in September; and the American Lumber and Mfg. Co.’s in 1904. Silverplated, the cup itself is 8 5/8” tall, and the trophy reaches a height of 9 ¼” at the handles. While its luster is gone, the trophy cups shows no abuse and serves as an attention-grabber.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 230. Extremely Rare 1929 Chicago Cubs “Champions 1929” Team Photo Pin. With Joe McCarthy as the manager and players such as Hornsby, Cuyler, Bush, Hartnett, Wilson, English, Grimm, Malone, Root and Stephenson, these Cubs dominated the National League. The elliptical pin issued to celebrate their success is 2.75” across and 1.75” high. With the expected rust on the back, it is centered to the right as issued and ex-m. It’s a high-quality example of a pin that turns up very infrequently.
Winning Bid $242.
Lot 231. Circa 1900 A. G. Spalding & Bros. 33” Wagon Tongue Bat. Heavy-duty specimen, No. 3/0. It is vg to vg-ex with a crack toward the knob, which has been repaired with three vintage nails in the knob. The bat handle has a circumference of 4.75”, and the barrel, 7.75”. Nice vintage display item and conversation piece.
Winning Bid $218.
Lot 232. Early 1900s Baseball 5.75” Plate from Beamish Glassware Co. Located in Kansas City, Beamish was a distributor of Maddock’s American China, apparently from the 1870s through 1918. The front of the plate is decorated with crossed bats above a plate, a baseball, and two players on either side of a baseball diamond that has an animal head and a stylized “S” within the diamond. The animal has been described as a tiger and a bear. We can’t help wondering if the plate has a Chicago connection. In any case, the heart of the plate shows wear, while the graphics remain strong. The distributor’s name is printed on the back of the plate, and the manufacturer’s name is impressed.
Winning Bid $40.
Lot 233. Circa 1930 Diamond Dust Baseball Punchboard with Babe Ruth and 16 Other HoFers. Long before video poker, punchboards provided gambling entertainment in bars and taverns. Typically for five cents, a patron could punch out a circle in a thick paper board in hope of winning a prize. For five cents, this punchboard offers $1. The blue, white and brown board is 9” x 9.75” x 0.5” thick. Vg. At the top, it presents the numbered images of Ted Lyons, Dave Bancroft, Tris Speaker, Walter Johnson, Frankie Frisch, Dave Schalk, Bucky Harris, Eddie Rommel, Max Carey, Pete Alexander, Eddie Collins, Edd Roush, Red Faber, Rogers Hornsby, Babe Ruth, Herb Pennock, Dazzy Vance, Eppa Rixey and Tommy Thevenow.
Winning Bid $115.
Lot 234. 3 Ted Williams Brand Ted Williams Baseball Gloves from Sears. The chain store retailer sold hunting, fishing and baseball equipment with the Ted Williams name beginning in the 1950s. An adult-sized “Pro Model” 1666 right-hander’s glove is nm. The only detractor is the owner’s name above the cloth label. Another righty’s glove, Model 16182, is ex+. It shows light to moderate wear and has a strong patch and very strong stampings. The owner’s name is in a small area on the back. It fits a smaller adult hand. Model 16183 is a left-hander’s youth glove with moderate wear, limited oil stains, clear stampings and an intact cloth patch. Vg-ex.
Minimum Bid $75.
Lot 235. Ken Boyer 1967 Original Cartoon Art by Phil Bissell of the “Boston Globe.” Outstanding pen and ink illustration of the seven-time All-Star third baseman, who also earned seven Gold Gloves. Ex. Bissell is best known for his 1959 cartoon showing a Minuteman snapping a football. It became the official logo of the new Boston (now New England) Patriots from 1961-92. Here is a nice, original work that will make a great display piece!
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 236. Unusual and Uncommon Denim Banner Featuring Tom Seaver and the 1910s Larry Doyle. Featuring somewhat primitive graphics on denim, this 24.5” x 34.75” red, black and beige banner, apparently from the late 1970s, promotes baseball, jeans and the American Jeans Company. Seaver’s name is not used, but he is referred to as “Tom Terrific, pitched for the Mets 1967 to 1976, he won 25 games.” Doyle’s name is presented without any accompanying information. He played for major league teams from 1907-20, including all or part of 13 seasons with the New York Giants. A star at second base, he helped the Giants to win N.L. pennants from 1911-13. Like well worn jeans, the banner shows moderate fading. We’ve never seen another example. It has plenty of room for a Seaver autograph.
Minimum Bid $75.
Lot 237. Huge Banner from the 1988 Baseball All-Star Game in Cincinnati. The American League won this game at Riverfront Stadium, 2-1. The canvas banner hung either in the stadium or in the city. It measures 30” x 95”, plus 18” streamers on one side. On a red background, large white letters, accompanied by blue and white stars, simply say “All-Star Game 1988.” Ex-m.
Minimum Bid $75.
Lot 238. 1999 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Weekend Dinner Pins. Every year the Hall hosts an exclusive dinner at the Otessaga Hotel on Saturday night of induction weekend to welcome the incoming class. Attendance is strictly limited to HoF members and their guests and special guests of the Hall. All who attend receive a gift set of commemorative pins that honor previous HoF classes. Because of their exclusivity and limited distribution to only those attending, the pins are highly coveted. They rarely reach the collecting market. George Brett, Nolan Ryan and Robin Yount headlined the class of 1999. The two pins in the 1999 gift set commemorate the classes of 1979 (Willie Mays, Hack Wilson and Warren Giles) and 1948 (Herb Pennock and Pie Traynor). Here is set #192, given to some lucky attendee of the July 24 dinner. It is the first 1999 set that we have seen come to market. The pins are mint in the original box!
Winning Bid $70.
Lot 243. Cincinnati Redlegs 1961 Oversized National League Champs Pennant. This red-on-white pennant with a color team photo measures 17” x 35”. Clean and ex with rounding at the tip. The 8” x 10.5 photo shows vertical wrinkles and a few small creases.
Winning Bid $105.
Lot 244. Scrapbook Covering Pete Rose’s 1985 Chase for the Major League Hit Record. Rose officially tied Ty Cobb’s career record of 4,191 hits on Sept. 8, 1985 and broke it on Sept. 11. He concluded his career with 4,256 hits. The scrapbook contains 72 pages of news clippings and other memorabilia focusing on Rose. Twenty-five ticket stubs are in the scrapbook, although none for either Sept. 8 or 11. The stub is present for Sept. 10, when Rose went 0 for 4.
Winning Bid $92.
Lot 264. Burris Jenkins Original, Large 1941 Cartoon with Sam Snead, Max Baer – and Whirlaway! Recognized for his sports and editorial cartoons, Jenkins was one of the nation’s top cartoonists during his long career with the New York “Journal-American,” which began in the 1930s. Calling this work of art a “cartoon,” however, seems to do it a disservice; “illustration” seems more appropriate. Titled “Move Over Boys,” the 16.25” x 19.25” pencil drawing depicts Whirlaway, the 1941 Triple Crown winner, about to join five human athletes in a bed. The five are Sam Snead, Max Baer, Bobo Newsome, a representative of the Columbia University rowing team and 1941 U.S. Open tennis winner Frank Kovacs. In the background are Bill Corum, widely recognized sports broadcaster and columnist, and Eddie Arcaro, who rode Whirlaway to victory in the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont. Burris signed the illustration, which is matted and framed to 21.5” x 24”. Ex-m.
Winning Bid $198.
