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Lot # 2118: George Babcock’s 1925 Michigan Wolverines Football Scrapbook

Category: Football

Starting Bid: $500.00

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Item was in Auction "December 2002",
which ran from 12/5/2002 12:00 AM to
12/31/2002 9:00 PM



Dynamite scrapbook houses the collection of Babcock, tackle for these Conference Champions boasting six All-Americans. Includes: A) 1925 Team Signed Banquet Program. Dated November 23, 1925, two days after the capper of this landmark season. 39 sigs: Yost, Oosterbaan, Baer, Weiman, Gabel, Adams, Gilbert, Stamman, Heston, Molenda, Fuller, Grube, Oade, Friedman, Little, Edwards, Dewey, Brown, Hawkins, Lovette, Puckelwartz, McIntyre, Sully, Garber, Hoffman, H & W. Weber, Herrnstein, Grinnell, Thisted and two of George Babcock, himself. This eight pager from the Michigan Union is 5.4x4”. Sigs outside are EX, inside sigs are NRMT. Book itself has cover crease o/w VG. B) Varsity letterman’s document is signed by Fielding Yost & Ralph W. Aigler. Document is EX, sigs mint. C) Handful of «player» photos from the 1925 reunions (30th, 40th and 45th), letter (TLS) from the University President regarding 1925 Inauguration ceremonies, commencement program, a few player photos and fabulous 1925 game action photo (10x4”). All is glued in 14x11” scrapbook with a gorgeous “M” in yellow on its blue cloth covers.

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