Pinback Identification Help Needed

[slidekellyslide]

Anyone know who this is? Thanks!

[mjkm90]

Re: Pinback Identification Help Needed

I'm not saying it isn't, but are you sure it's baseball related?

[aaron1050]

Re: Pinback Identification Help Needed

I can't identify the pin, but I can say it sure as hell ain't Connie Mack.

[Vintagedeputy]

Re: Pinback Identification Help Needed

At first I thought it was George Stallings, manager of the 1914 Braves but the pics I have of him dont match and the Braves were still in last place as of JUly and couldnt have won a pennant in June.

[Vintagedeputy]

Re: Pinback Identification Help Needed

From the University of Arkansas...



Pennant Day

This isn't really a legend, but another way that students used Old Main for purposes outside of school. It originated in 1903 when seniors would place their pennant on the north tower and then told juniors to "leave it lay." The two classes would battle to see if the juniors could get the pennant. But when several students fell or were pushed off the roof, though no deaths were involved, the tradition ended

[slidekellyslide]

Re: Pinback Identification Help Needed

Heh! Nice catch Aaron.

[mjkm90]

Re: Pinback Identification Help Needed

This does not look like Mack at all to me.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140012149935

[slidekellyslide]

Re: Pinback Identification Help Needed

It's definitely not Connie Mack, but who is it?

[mjkm90]

Re: Pinback Identification Help Needed

Paul Muchinsky was the high bidder, so it's probably sports related unless he made a mistake.

[slidekellyslide]

Re: Pinback Identification Help Needed

And if he doesn't have it already then you know it's rare....I'm thinking it's one of the 1913 Philadelphia Athletics players, but who?

[stkmtimo]

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That's not Eddie Collins, is it?

Tim

[mjkm90]

Re: Pinback Identification Help Needed

Not Eddie, but I can see why you might say that.