I was very excited to find this 1910 Fred Beck at a card show this weekend! This is actually my 2nd Beck card - I shared his T205 a while back. Fred was a Bloomer for parts of 4 seasons (1905-1908) and played 5 seasons in the big leagues. I was happy there were a handful of vintage dealers at the show, including a decent amount of pre-War. (The streak across his face is a reflection.)

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=beck--002fre

Cornelius Johnson won the high jump at the 1936 Olympics. The gold medal winners at the 1936 games were all given oak saplings to plant in their home countries upon their return. Not many of these trees still remain - but Johnson's is one that does, standing in the side yard of the house his grandfather built in 1903.

Tragically, Johnson passed away in 1946 of pneumonia. He was just 32.

I saw this card at a show and thought the colors looked great, so I decided to get it.

Lunghi won a silver medal at the 1908 London Olympics in the 800 meters. He was Italy's first track and field star and won national titles in 6 different running events. He also competed in the 1912 Olympics and coached at the 1920 & 1924 games.

Happy Heavenly 110th Birthday to the Chairman of the Board, The Voice, Ol’ Blue Eyes, the greatest to ever do it, Francis Albert Sinatra.

What’s your favorite Sinatra song?