tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post6951049326629025525..comments2024-02-22T20:25:53.672-05:00Comments on Baseball Researcher: A Majestic MysteryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-13498512174293125582017-07-21T13:29:30.790-04:002017-07-21T13:29:30.790-04:00I just came across a Photo Postcard of this pictur...I just came across a Photo Postcard of this picture... is there anyone who can help me find a value of the postcard? thanks.Jimmy Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025848124521656378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-11246773786230495122014-04-19T03:47:53.137-04:002014-04-19T03:47:53.137-04:00In the highlighted image of the hotel, you can mak...In the highlighted image of the hotel, you can make out a blurry white area that is likely the telephone sign - near the green #1.<br /><br />Excellent work and very fun to read!Dr.Miraculoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790906015560031344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-21870009329025107642014-04-06T11:12:11.371-04:002014-04-06T11:12:11.371-04:00This photo appeared in the May 1949 American Seati...This photo appeared in the May 1949 American Seating Co. magazine,where Al was working as a gate guard.The caption reads "wearing the famous NY of the New York Yankees,the late Babe Ruth and "Oppie" De Vormer posed this picture in 1922 during spring training in Hot Springs Arkansas. I have a fine cover photo of Al taken in 1949 and an article. I will send them to anyone who wants them..my email is rbahowell@charter.net...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-42346210169346436752014-03-30T01:22:57.446-04:002014-03-30T01:22:57.446-04:00Hey Tom - really nice. Love the colored arrows!
M...Hey Tom - really nice. Love the colored arrows!<br /><br />Mark_FAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-36841098900517979022014-03-19T11:53:25.392-04:002014-03-19T11:53:25.392-04:00A great piece of detective work AND a great fashio...A great piece of detective work AND a great fashion statement!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408432129310083719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-90717878032875254202014-03-12T17:15:55.692-04:002014-03-12T17:15:55.692-04:00Awesome! Al DeVormer is my great great Uncle. I ...Awesome! Al DeVormer is my great great Uncle. I have this card as well as a print of the photo. There has never been a question in my mind about it being him as opposed to Pennock. I'm printing this story to display at home with the rest of his memorabilia that I own. Thanks again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903832275754799505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-81944271445370359192014-01-08T22:45:51.046-05:002014-01-08T22:45:51.046-05:00Thanks Tom!
Again, great article...Thanks Tom!<br />Again, great article...Bruce Menardhttp://therealbsmile.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-81677513797207978392014-01-08T16:28:00.790-05:002014-01-08T16:28:00.790-05:00Bruce - Thanks so much. That's awesome!Bruce - Thanks so much. That's awesome!Tom Shieberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06064785129807399476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-35038588062928141992014-01-08T16:06:58.655-05:002014-01-08T16:06:58.655-05:00Here it is, animated:
http://therealbsmile.tumblr...Here it is, animated:<br /><br />http://therealbsmile.tumblr.com/post/72656914538/babe-al-in-the-best-sweaters-ever-animatedBruce Menardhttp://therealbsmile.tumblr.com/post/72656914538/babe-al-in-the-best-sweaters-ever-animatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-48759545806337982082014-01-08T14:47:27.409-05:002014-01-08T14:47:27.409-05:00I also discovered that the Majestic is currently a...I also discovered that the Majestic is currently abandoned, but there are plans to restore it: http://www.abandonedar.com/the-majestic-hotel/. There have been significant modifications to the front facade.Pauly Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00721597710993764696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-1455438533309649762014-01-06T15:59:33.516-05:002014-01-06T15:59:33.516-05:00Tom,
Great article and I'm glad that you foun...Tom,<br /><br />Great article and I'm glad that you found my (BSmile) edit the easiest to see the details in the photo. I do have an alternate photo that was snapped a second later that's hand labeled as being from Hot Springs. I made an animated gif of it that I'll be posting soon. <br /><br />Cheers!<br />~BruceBruce Menardhttp://therealbsmile.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-20735383149677638222014-01-06T12:33:45.483-05:002014-01-06T12:33:45.483-05:00Thanks, Tim. Yes, the "Hot Springs Baseball T...Thanks, Tim. Yes, the "Hot Springs Baseball Trail" web site is wonderful and was helpful for this research, as well as for another blog I will be posting soon.Tom Shieberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06064785129807399476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-15412448040903309462014-01-06T12:17:53.790-05:002014-01-06T12:17:53.790-05:00Superb research & article! Nearly half of all...Superb research & article! Nearly half of all Hall of Famers trained in Hot Springs, something a team of baseball historians from around the country, led by local official Steve Arrison, has comprehensively documented and commemorated with the Hot Springs Baseball Trail. It's a wondrous site to visit - especially so for baseball researchers. ... Here's a link to its plaques: http://www.hotspringsbaseballtrail.com/see-the-trail/babe-ruth/Tim Reidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-40809609842066507282014-01-06T11:42:35.026-05:002014-01-06T11:42:35.026-05:00Fantastic detective work. Nicely done.Fantastic detective work. Nicely done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-55211195955317582942014-01-06T10:27:13.344-05:002014-01-06T10:27:13.344-05:00Great job Great job Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-23193197900092233122014-01-05T10:15:49.361-05:002014-01-05T10:15:49.361-05:00Thanks, this is great stuff. Wouldn't it be fa...Thanks, this is great stuff. Wouldn't it be fascinating to know who took the picture. If only the Tribune article provided more info (like the source of the photo).<br /><br />p.s. In the first paragraph, should the 2nd hyperlink go to Devormer's biography on the SABR site instead of his Baseball Reference page? Pauly Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00721597710993764696noreply@blogger.com