Jack Quinn didn’t reach the big leagues until age 25 in 1909 but he made up for it. Quinn pitched from the era of T206 to the dawn of bubble gum cards. While his age was always a bit of a mystery, Quinn was still pitching in relief as he pushed toward age 50 and won a pair of World Series titles as a member of Connie Mack’s Philadelphia A’s in 1929 and … [Read more...]
Rare 1929 U.S. Open Photo: Bobby Jones Rules in Playoff
He wasn’t in the game for long but in that short time, there was no golfer better than Bobby Jones. An attorney by trade who played golf strictly as an amateur, Jones dominated the sport for several years while in his 20s, then retired from the game at age 28 in 1930. He played in 31 major championships, winning 13 of them and finishing in the top 10 an amazing 27 … [Read more...]
Newly Uncovered Gehrig Photo Attracting Attention
The shadow was huge but by the late 1920s, the New York Yankees were no longer “Babe Ruth’s team”. The steady play of Lou Gehrig was beginning to stand on its own merit. The Yankees first baseman would, of course, play in all 154 games during the 1929 season, including one on an early July afternoon. That’s when a photographer snapped one of the finest known images of a … [Read more...]
Rare, Early World Series Press Pins, Vintage Cards at Auction
Two 1920s World Series press pins are among the marquee items in an online catalog auction now underway at Wheatland Auction Services. The pins join over 600 lots of vintage and modern era sports card sets, partial sets, lots and singles along with hundreds of other pieces of sports memorabilia open for bidding through June 14 on the company’s website. A rare 1920 Brooklyn … [Read more...]