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The Olympics
6 Lots
 Lot 237. Johnny Weissmuller Signatures on a Pair of 1952 Documents These documents update a contract between Weissmuller and Katzman Studios. One of the world’s top swimmers in the 1920s, Weissmuller parlayed success in the pool to success on the big screen. He won four gold medals and a bronze in the 1924 Olympics in Paris and added two more gold medals in 1928. Both documents are signed by Sam Katzman and Weissmuller in fountain pen, and both grade gem mint 10. Weissmuller died in 1984. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $68.
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 Lot 238. Mary Lou Retton Autographed Sports Illustrated. Retton appeared on the Aug. 13, 1984 cover at the height of her success, just after earning one gold, two silver and two bronze medals at the Summer Olympics. She signed dramatically across her uniform. Gem mint 10 signature on an ex+ magazine. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $30.
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 Lot 239. 3 1950s Programs, 1 Signed by Olympic Medal Winners Ken Wiesner, Art Barnard. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Wiesner won the silver medal in the men’s high jump, and Barnard, the bronze in the 100-meter hurdles. Each has signed inside the 1953 Philadelphia Inquirer Games program. The signatures are mint 9s; vg-ex partially scored program. Also, programs are for the 1952 K of C Meet at Madison Square Garden, ex, and the 27th Indoor Track Championships in Hamilton, Canada, g-vg vg and scored. Autographs authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Minimum Bid $25.
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 Lot 240. 1960 U.S. Olympic Book Including Cassius Clay (Ali). Beautifully bound in gold, this oversized hardback book is near-pristine in 408 pages, ex-m+. Cassius Clay, listed for his Light Heavyweight Olympic Gold Medal, is pictured twice. Other stars shown are Rafer Johnson, Jerry West, Oscar Robertson and Wilma Rudolph.
Winning Bid $75.
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 Lot 271. 15 1922-24 Mid-Week Pictorials - Football Boxing, Olympics, Golf, Tennis Photos. Complete issues of the weekly New York Times tabloid, most with 24 pages. The Summer Olympics are the topic of two-page spreads in two 1924 issues. A related full-page photo shows Helen Wills, 1924 tennis gold medal winner. Two editions have football covers: Walter Taylor, NYU captain and Bill Mallory, Yale captain. An Army-Navy game photo occupies two pages. Boxing receives extensive coverage. There are four full pages on the upcoming Firpo-Dempsey bout and pictures of Greb, Johnny Wilson, Carpentier (full page), Leonard, Ciriqui and Willard. A 1924 issue has two pages on the U.S. Open Golf Tournament won by Cyril Walker. Elsewhere, photos capture Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen. Track and field is represented by Charles Paddock in multiple photos. The Sept. 21, 1922 issue has a rare photo of an African-American athlete, Dehart Hubbard, a broad jumper from the U. of Michigan. Other interesting figures are Roald Amundsen, discoverer of the South Pole, and Mary Pickford. Most issues are separated at the spine, and the paper is brittle with edge chips and tears. Most photos are unaffected, or only minimally affected. Some covers have pencil notations.
Winning Bid $68.
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