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Bert Sugar Collection - Baseball Autographs
3 Lots
 Lot 467. Clark Griffith Large Autograph Personalized to Bert (Sugar). Griffith’s signature extends 4.5” across Washington Senators’ stationery that lists him as the team president. JSA Authentication and Kevin Keating both authenticated the autograph, which is nm-m 8 to mint 9. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1946 as a pioneer and executive, Griffith pitched for seven major league teams, 1891-1914. He won more than 20 games seven times on his way to a 237-146 career record. As a manager, he guided the Chicago White Stockings to a pennant in 1901. In 1920, he and a Philadelphia grain exporter purchased 80 percent of the Washington Senators. With him as an owner, the Senators won pennants in 1924, 1925 and 1933, and a world championship in 1924. He died in 1955. A letter signed by Mrs. Sugar is included; it verifies that this item is from Bert Sugar’s collection. The JSA Auction Letter of Authenticity may be exchanged for a full LoA at a discount.
Winning Bid $92.
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 Lot 468. Calvin Griffith Signed 1947 Typed Note on Washington Senators’ Stationery. Born Calvin Robertson, he was the nephew of Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith, who raised the boy from the age of 11. Griffith adopted Calvin after the boy’s father died. Calvin worked for the Senators organization, and when the elder Griffith died in 1955, Calvin inherited the team, which he moved to Minnesota in 1961. He sold the team in 1984. Griffith died in 1999. Born in Canada, he was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010. His signature, as the Senators’ vice president, is mint 9 to gem mint 10 at the close of a letter on 8.5” x 4.75” stationery. In the letter, he tells a writer that Senators team jackets are not for sale. Authenticated by Kevin Keating. A letter signed by Mrs. Sugar is included; it verifies that this item is from Bert Sugar’s collection.
Minimum Bid $20.
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 Lot 469. George Gibson Autograph on a George Burke Vintage 8” x 9.75” B&W Photo. Gibson caught for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1905-16 and had two terms as the team’s manager, 1920-22 and 1932-34. He helped the team to win the 1909 World Series against Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers. Born in Canada, he is a member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. He died in 1967. Gibson’s personalized autograph is nm 7 to nm-m 8. Below it, he added “Pittsburgh Pirates” and his tenure with the team. The photo is superb, and the autograph, large, distinctive and authenticated by Kevin Keating. A letter signed by Mrs. Sugar is included; it verifies that this item is from Bert Sugar’s collection.
Winning Bid $125.
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