SPORTS
(TENNIS) ASHE,
ARTHUR. Tennis Champion. 4to B&W ISP. Interesting photo with both an action shot and a small photo set-in showing him in a business suit..........[6347].......$195.00
(BASEBALL HOF) BARROW,
ED. DS, being a
bank check he has completely filled in
and signed, May 31, 1957 on Rye National Bank, Rye, N.Y., to
Gvistede 
Bros.
for $97.69. Huge bold signature. Cancellation marks do not touch
signature. A rare baseball autograph and scarce in this form..
..................................................................................[
6438].......$250.00
(BASEBALL)
BOUTON, JIM. Baseball star. Pitched for Yankees; made comeback with Atlanta. wrote “Ball Four”.
Signed “Big League Card”. Shown wearing suit (1984). .[11693].. ...............$25.00
(BASEBALL) CARROLL, CLAY.
Pro player (Cincinnati Reds, etc.) Signature on verso of 3.5 x 5.5” photo. ....[6032]......$18.50
(BASEBALL) (KENTUCKY)
CHANDLER, ALBERT B. "HAPPY".
Gov. of Ky., U.S. Senator and Baseball Commissioner. Vintage 4to matte
finish SP showing a broadly smiling Chandler. Two margins
slightly trimmed and mounting trace on tip of upper right corner, touching
no image, else fine and thus
priced......................................................[10925]............$38.50
(BASEBALL) CHANDLER, A.B. “HAPPY”. Governor of Kentucky; Baseball Commissioner. Bold signature clipped from album page signed as Governor; contemporarily dated “3-19-38”. ..................[11725]..$25.00
(BASEBALL) (KENTUCKY) CHANDLER, ALBERT B. "HAPPY". (See above item). TLS, 4to, as Governor, on official letterhead, sending photograph. Tip of upper right corner missing, else fine. Choice signature..........................................................................[10926]........$35.00
CHOICE JAMES J. CORBETT SIGNATURE
(BOXING) CORBETT, JAMES J.
(1866-1933). "Gentleman Jim". American 
heavyweight
boxing champion; knocked out John L. Sullivan after 21 rounds to win the
world's championship. Bold signature and sentiment on a slip
of paper dated May 7, 1909....[8610].....$595.00
(BASKETBALL) KNIGHT, BOB. HOF coach. 4to color ISP. Candid shot made at game......................................................[10927].......$15.00
(BASEBALL) LARSEN, DON. 4to B&W ISP showing him pitching his no hitter world series game. Scoreboard clearly visible in background. A great
photo. .................................[7480]**......$38.50
(FOOTBALL H.O.F.) LILLY, BOB
. Pro Football Hall of Fame, class of 1980 enshrinee. 4to B&W SP, signed “Bob Lilly, 74, HOF ‘80”... [11692].. $48.50(FOOTBALL)
ORVIS, HERB.
Ex-lineman for Detroit Lions. In person signature on yellow lined paper..[11694] .........$18.50
The Greatest Coach of All Time:STRIKING KNUTE ROCKNE DISPLAY PIECE
ROCKNE, KNUTE (1888-1931). Legendary football coach. In 1913 he was captain of the Notre Dame football team and assistant coach (1914-18). He became head coach in 1918 and served in this capacity until his untimely death in an airplane crash in 1931. He built Notre Dame into a national collegiate football power. Among other innovations, he instituted the substitution of entire teams during games. His coaching record was 105 wins, 12 losses and 5 ties.
Fine bold black ink signature on bluish-gray paper. In upper blank portion recipient has neatly mounted the
circular postmark from the envelope in which the autograph was mailed: "South Bend, Ind., Nov. 27, 7:30 P.M., 1929". The signature is matted with two 8vo sepia photos of him. One is a half-bust pose in overcoat and hat; the other is a full length profile shot of him on the playing field. The two photos, signature, and a brass plaque are matted in ivory color archival mats and highlighted by cherry mahogany veneer with marbled liners, making a most subtly attractive yet masculine item. Framed in a 2" gold wood frame. Overall size: 26.5" x 16.75". A rare sports autograph. Rockne’s material is seldom offered. (Net to all). ...[10446].......$2500.00
(FOOTBALL) SANDERS,
CHARLIE. Tight end extraordinary for Detroit Lions in 60’s and 70’s. In-person ANS on
lined yellow paper, boldly signed, with his #88... [11695]. ...........$20.00
(POLE VAULTING) SEAGREN, BOB. Seagren won the Olympic gold medal at the 1968 Olympic games in Mexico City and the silver medal in the 1972 Munich Olympics. 4to glossy B&W
SP. ..[11696].. ...$20.00
(FOOTBALL) SIMPSON, O.J. Football player and actor. Acquitted in the sensational trial of the century in which he was accused of murdering his wife.
Vintage 5" x 8" official San Francisco 49'ers printed photo. Action shot showing him running with the ball. On the blank lower border is imprinted: "San Francisco 49ers/ O.J. Simpson/ No: 32; Pos: RB; Ht: 6-1; Wt.:212; College:
USC.” Boldly signed in a light portion with an almost 4" signature.
........[10747]...
.....................................................................................................$125.00
(
FOOTBALL) STARR,
BART. Green Bay Packers QB. MVP
in Super Bowl I (1967) and Super Bowl II (1968). Led team to three NFL
titles. Later coached Packers. ALS on 5" x 3"
yellow post-it note. Boldly signed.
.....................................................................................[10928]......$25.00
"BIG BILL" TILDEN.. "THE GREATEST TENNIS PLAYER THE WORLD HAS SEEN... THE MOST COMPLETE PLAYER OF ALL TIME" (Allison Danzig)
TILDEN, WILLIAM TATUM 2nd, known as "Big Bill" (1893-1953). He was the tennis hero of the 20's, the Golden Era of Sports. J. Gilbert Hall called him "the only genius the game has ever known." Between 1920 and 1930, he won 7 U.S. and 3 Wimbledon titles; he was ranked number 1 in the world for 6 straight years. In 1931
he became a touring professional.
Huge choice dark i
nk signature as World Champ: "Wm. J Tilden 2nd/
1927". The signature is attractively matted with an 8vo sepia action shot of him on the court swinging his racquet. The signature, photo and an engraved brass plaque are handsomely and archivally
matted in cream mats with brick red-orange inner liners. The signature is accentuated with a 1/4" gold wood filet. Ensemble is framed in a 1.25" gold wood frame. Overall size: 19" x 12". A great tennis item & a handsome display piece...[10452]**.........$295.00
(HORSE RACING)
WINKLER. H.G. Horse racing champion. 4” x 6” SP. Shown on his horse. Not common. ........................................[971]**.. $18.50
each
RARE SPORTS AUTOGRAPH
DISPLAY PIECE OF BABE DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS
THE GREATEST WOMAN ATHLETE OF ALL
TIME
ZAHARIAS, MILDRED DIDRIKSON, known as "Babe" Didrikson (1914-1956). She was, hands down, the greatest woman athlete in history. She was slender (5'6" tall and weighed 135 lbs.), yet muscular, long-legged and raw boned. She was totally uninhibited and unspoiled and played sports with reckless abandon. She tried almost every sport and excelled at everything she tried. She led the Dallas Cyclones to three AAU National Championships in Women's basketball and scored 106 points in one game. She pitched for a touring baseball team and once struck out Joe DiMaggio. She even made a cross-country billiards tour. Babe also excelled in handball, swimming, diving, lacrosse, football and boxing. She did it all! However her best events were track, field and golf. Grandland Rice called her "truly the athlete phenomenon of our time - man or woman!" In 1930 and 31 she won AAU National track and field titles in the long-jump, hurdles, javelin throw and baseball throw. She entered the 1932 championships as a one woman team representing the insurance company where she worked. She entered 8 of the 10 events and won 5 and finished second and fourth in two more. She won the team title by 30 points. The second place team had 22 athletes and 22 points. In the 1932 Olympics, where she was limited to 3 events, she won the javelin throw with a world record and the hurdles with an Olympic record. She tied for first in the high jump. (Her best jump was ruled illegal because she dove over the bar although nothing in the rules prohibited it.) She played her first round of golf without a lesson and shot 95 for 18 holes. She won 17 amateur tournaments in a row. In all, she won 55 golf tournaments, amateur and pro, in 15 years. She won the Women's U.S. Open three times and was chosen Woman Athlete of the Year five times by the Associated Press. She once said "I never wanted to be as good as somebody else. I wanted to be better", and she was. In 1938 she married wrestler George Zaharias. In 1953 she underwent surgery for rectal cancer. In 1954, still not at full strength, she won the Women's U.S. Open by 12 strokes. In 1956 she died of cancer at age 42. In person signature ("Babe Zaharias") on a slip of paper 4" x 2.5", matted in ivory acid free mats with a 4.5" x 6.5" oval sepia portrait of her in field shorts throwing a javelin with a brass plaque engraved "Babe Didrikson Zaharias/ The Most/ Outstanding Woman Athlete/ Of All Time/ (1914-1956)". A striking display piece. Overall size 11.5" wide x 18.5" tall. Due to her early death, her material is rare in any form, this being only the second piece to cross our desk in 25 years. A gem. ..[12018]..$1295.00
BABE DIDRIKSON’S RARE BOOK: “CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF”.
ZAHARIAS, MILDRED DIDRIKSON, known as "Babe" Didrikson (1914-1956). (See above biographical information). Her rare book: “Championship Golf”, 8vo, 125 pp., A.S. Barnes & Co., Pubs., 1st ed., 1948, d.j. (chipped) inscribed and signed in pencil “Best Wishes to Florence/ “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias” on first free blank end paper with a huge, bold 5.5” signature. The Babe played golf for the first time in 1932 when she was a member of the U.S. Track & Field Team in the Olympic Games as Los Angeles. A group of sports writers including Grandland Rice, Westbrook Pegler, Paul Gallico, and Braven Dyer suggested that she try a round and arranged a game for her at Brentwood. She used an overweight set of clubs belonging to Olin Dutra, the then PGA Champion. She later stated “ I gripped the club about the same way a baseball player takes hold of a bat until Granny Rice showed me the golf grip. Then I hit a good, whistling tee shot down the middle to the amazement of my personal gallery -- and that was it. I was stung by the Golf bug... The Babe was the first person to hold Championship Cups for both the U.S. and Great Britain. The book is profusely illustrated. She models grips, stances, various irons and shots. In short, a
succinct plainly written illustrated guide to golf by the all time women’s champion whose wins remain unequaled. Due to her early death, the material of Babe Didrikson is rare in all forms -- particularly signed books. A gem. Net to all. [12324]
+..$1795.00