1931c *HENRY STARK WAGNON* (FOOTBALL PLAYER) BOSTWICK, GEORGIA MATCHBOOK! RARE!

Description: 1931 circa. ***VERY RARE*** ~NOTABLE: HENRY STARK WAGNON~ (#122 FOOTBALL PLAYER) HE PLAYED END FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, BOSTWICK, GEORGIA ... ADVERTISING MATCHBOOK WITH GRAPHIC IMAGE OF "HENRY WAGNON" ... GRAPHIC "EARLY FOOTBALL" VIGNETTE ... NO MATCHES ...BY: THE DIAMOND MATCH COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY! (Approximate dimensions: 2" x 1 1/2"). Henry Stark Wagnon also an Olympian in baseball! 1 of 22 member of the Olympian team! .............................................................................................................................................. Born: March, 1911. Died: April 27, 2003. .............................................................................................................................................. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________Baseball at the 1936 Summer Olympics Demonstration sportGames played1DateAugust 12, 1936VenueOlympic StadiumCityBerlin, GermanyBaseball at the Summer Olympics«19121952»Baseball was again a demonstration sport at the 1936 Summer Olympicsafter a 24-year absence. Both of the teams that played in Berlin were from the United States.The exhibition game was played on 12 August 1936 in front of 90,000 spectators in Berlin's Olympic Stadium. The two teams were named the "World Champions" and the "U. S. Olympics". The World Champions won, 6–5.Leslie Mann, who had pushed strongly for inclusion of baseball as an Olympic sport, was the umpire.Game result[edit]Team1234567RHEU. S. Olympics20011015116World Champions1001031690Source:[1]Shaw hit a two-run home run in the first inning. At the end of six innings, the World Champions led, 5–4. The Olympics scored in the seventh to tie the game before McNeece hit a solo walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh to end the game. Sayles was the starting pitcher for the World Champions, relieved by Thompson after giving up four runs in the first two innings.Rosters[edit]World Champions[edit]Dow Wilson, SSErnest Eddowes, 3BLes McNeece, 2BRon Hibbard, CFPaul Amen, 1BNorman Livermore, CTom Downey, RFHyman Holdberg, LFBill Sayles, PCarson Thompson, PCurtis Myers, PU. S. Olympics[edit]Grover Galvin Jr., CFRolf N "Swede" Carlsten, SSBill Shaw, 1BGordon Mallatratt, 2BEmmett Fore, LFClarence K. Keegan, 3BDick Hanna, RFHenry Stark Wagnon, CFred Heringer, PCharlie Simons, P ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We strive to find rare and unusual vintage pieces to match up with your special collection. Returns are readily accepted if the item(s) is the same as described. Item(s) must be in the exact condition as delivered. Buyer pays return shipping. Items $30.00 or more will be shipped with tracking. Items $200.00 or more will be shipped with insurance. Combined shipping discount for multiple purchases (Please wait for us to send invoice for 2 or more items). Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns. Be sure to check out our "ever changing" inventory of vintage postage stamps, covers, postal cards, billheads, letterheads, stock certificates, bank checks, railroad and steamship ephemera, Civil War ephemera, World War I ephemera, World War II ephemera, Korean War ephemera, Vietnam War ephemera, promissory notes, automotive ephemera, fraternity ephemera, circus ephemera, jeweler and pocket watch ephemera, sports ephemera, vintage matchbooks, military memorabilia, badges, medals, pins and ephemera, vintage coins, vintage worldwide banknotes, vintage tokens historical memorabilia and ephemera, vintage pens and pencils plus many other special items we can pass onto our customers. Empire Stamp Company INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING:USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL INTERNATIONAL/FIRST CLASS PACKAGE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE. DELIVERY TIMES WILL VARY BY LOCATION FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS.

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