This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/29/2014
1928 circa collection of ephemera pertaining to the Milwaukee Brewers of the class AAA league. After researching the archive, I believe the collection was owned by Chas. O Hinrichs, 480 Menlo Boulevard, Shorewood, WI. His name appears on many of the publications. I believe the local newspaper, the Milwaukee Journal, published a series of contests in conjunction with the daily issuance of the newspaper. Mr. Hinrichs actively participated in the contest, winning often, and kept his efforts in these custom scrapbooks. Each booklet is of the highest quality, and serves as a time capsule to 1920s Milwaukee baseball.
Lot 1
“Bon Voyage – Ye Brewers” Ribbon Bound book (9” x 10”) with gold embossed sailing ship cover. Printed on the first inside page is, “Charles O. Hinrichs, 486 Menlo Boulevard, Shorewood, Wisconsin”. Also on the inside is a diamond cut out intended for a baseball photo to be inserted surrounded by the text, “Milwaukee Baseball Journal Contest”. The book was intended to be issued as a premium, and then each week a Milwaukee Brewers AAA player was printed in the newspaper. Fans were to cut out the issued newsprint photo and glue to the decorative scrapbook. The following players were issued, with an accompanying page in the book to serve as display for that player. Each page that was intended for the photo to be attached was previously covered by an onion skin that had the players name and title printed in blue ink. Each page had a local advertiser’s company business printed at the top of the page. The order as follows was:
Book 1
Otto Borchert; President, Jack Lelievelt; Manager (damage to onion skin), Dave Danfort, Dennis Gearin, Frank Luce, Ossie Orwoll and Fred Schulte.
Book 2 (higher grade than previous example)
Otto Borchert; President, Jack Lelievelt; Manager (damage to onion skin), Dave Danfort, Dennis Gearin, Frank Luce, Ossie Orwoll and Fred Schulte.
Lot 2
Very rare Milwaukee regional advertising book ( 6” x 8”) titled, “My Answers to the Milwaukee Journal’s Diamond Puzzles, Chas. O. Hinrichs, 486 Menlo Boulevard” embossed on the front cover. 3 hole bound in heavy braided rope.
I believe this to be the contests winners’ actual book. This contestant was Charles Hinricks. He got all of the questions right as his 1928 Milwaukee Baseball Club Pass was included. The book contained 20 newsprint photos that were cut from the Milwaukee Journal and pasted into this book before being submitted for the prize.
Lot 3
1928 Milwaukee Baseball Club Pass (3” x 4”) Complete 1928 Milwaukee Brewers schedule on reverse. Good condition with surface creasing.
Lot 4
Milwaukee Sentinel Baseball Contest (8.5” x 11”) placard. Never before seen embossed with silver circle which reads, “Commemorate The Centennial with Victories”. Both the Brewers and Indians players are listed. Excellent plus condition.
Lot 5
Very rare, high grade condition booklet (7” x 7”) titled, “Wisconsin New Contests, 1928”. Book is blue flowered suede with a silver embossed baseball with laces. 3 hole bound with braded thread. Inside reads, “This little booklet is respectfully dedicated to the: 1928 Brewers The Wisconsin News and the Its Knot Hole Gang”. The interior pages are bordered with gold embossing, and a series of cartoon like baseball players adorn each page, depicting various position of the team. Each page was designed to house two baseball photos that would have been clipped from the newspaper. Booklet is unused and remains in near mint condition. The players listed per page are: Jack Lelivelt/Bob McMenemy, Russell Young/Ray Thompson, Win Ballou/Ernie Wingard, Claude Johhard/Joe Eddleman, Ivy Griffin/Spencer Adams, Otis Miller/Harry Strohm, Ed Pick/Bunny Brief, Frank Luce/Charles Bates, Geo. Humber/Fred Baldy.
Lot 6
Another very rare example, possibly the only one known booklet titled, “1928 Baseball Book, Journal (gold embossed lettering), First by Merit”. Measures (8” x10”) and manufactured from a suede book cover with 3 hole printed ribbon. Inside first page reads, “This little 1928 baseball booklet is most respectfully dedicated to The Milwaukee Journal its progressive advertisers and the 1928 Brewers. May you all be pennant winners!”. 6 interior pages were designed for the owner to paste images of the 1928 Brewers team members. The book is completed (2 players per page) with the cut out newsprint images of: Jack Lelivelt/Charles Willis, Ernie Wingard/Al Reitz, Win Ballou/Geo. Humber, Al Krueger/Spencer Adams, Otis Miller/Charlie Bates, Herschel Bennett/Fred Baldowsky,
Lot 7
Very rare, possibly only known example of the booklet titled, “1914 Brewer’s vs. 1936 Brewer’s ? , Wisconsin News Baseball Contest” printed in blue lettering. Measures 6” x 9” with a pearl prism cover. Bound with gold thread with tassel. 4 page interior with the scenario of who would win a contest between the two teams? One page has roster, “The Two Pennant Winners, 1914: Barbeau, Clark, Randall, Lewis, Felch, Beall, Hughes, Jones, Berg, Shackleford, Dougherty, Young, Hovilk, Slapnicka, Cutting, Powell, Sheehan, McGraw”. The page continues with the 1936 roster: Uhalt, Wilburn, Gullic, York, Laabs, Storti, Brenzel, Detore, Hope, Hamlin, Heving, Hatter, Presnell, Braxton, Mahaffey, McNaughton, Morgan, Hernandez.” The next page has the author predicting the 1936 team would prevail, and he cites the reasons.
Lot 8
Very rare, possibly the only known surviving example, this booklet, “The Milwaukee Journal Contest” measures (9” x10”). 15 pages, this booklet was designed to house a larger format photo that was issued by the Milwaukee Journal and intended for fans to cut and paste into this booklet. Each page is bordered by a silver foil design, and a posed player with bat is found on the right border. This booklet was completed by the owner and contains the following players: Harry Clark with ad for Pathe Big 5 radio, Sherry Magee for Bigelow Coughlin Clothiers, Bill Skiff for Florsheim Boot Shop, Herman Bell for the New Brewers Uniforms by C.A. Burghardt & Sons, Ovid McCracken Klemper Furniture, Cy Young Home Furniture Co., Irv Griffin for Union Dental Co., Oscar Mellilo for Geo. Chatterton Jewelry, Tom Connally Hartman’s Radio, George Armstrong for Sports Headquarters, Alex McCarthy for Gross Hardware, Lance Richbourgh for Guernsey AA, Fred Shultre for Pantke and Harpke, Bunny Brike for Milwaukee Motor School, Frank Luce for Diamond Kings.
Lot 9
The Journal Baseball book (8” x18”) and contains 16 flip up pages of newspaper photos that have been neatly adhered to the booklet. Included are: Otto Borchert, Jack Lellivelt, Bob McMenemy, Joe Eddleman, Dave Danforth, Russell Young, Orwoll/Gearin, Ivy Griffin, King Lear, Bob Murray, Bunny Brief, Frank Wilson, Harry Strohm, Claude Jonnard, Chas. Hinrichs.
Overall condition is excellent plus. In over 25 years of dealing in Milwaukee baseball related items, the staff of MEARS has never encountered any of these advertising booklets. May be the only surviving archive of its kind. (65S0390)