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Lot #985
Walter Johnson

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Description

Vintage circa 1930s hardcover autograph book, 6 x 4.75, signed inside on an off-white page in pencil, "Walter Johnson" and "Carl Hubbell," with two others below. Other signers in the album include: baseball players Bob Shawkey, Al Schacht, Bill Terry, Joe McCarthy, Hans Lobert, Max Carey, Frank McGowan, Ike Boone, and Fresco Thompson; boxer Jack Sharkey; and cartoonist Robert Ripley. A few additional signatures were added in 1967, including NY Yankees president Mike Burke; NY Giants football coach Allie Sherman; NY Giants quarterback Gary Wood; NY Mets pitcher Jack Fisher; and NY Mets first baseman Ed Kranepool. In fine condition. The consignor notes that proceeds will benefit the Joe Colford Jr. Scholarship Fund, which offers tuition aid to young men from Jersey City seeking to attend St. Peter's Prep.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #529 - Ended June 13, 2018





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