A Moment in Time, Anson's Colts - August 28, 1908
Anson's Popularity, Even in Retirement, Was Big Draw for Small Communities
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In March 2012, I discovered a unique real photo postcard (RPPC) that sent me on an immensly satisfying research journey! The postcard itself, pictured below, was a treasure trove of interesting clues about a moment in time relating to Cap Anson. At over 100 years old, it's amazing this postcard survives. The details it captures are stunning, and it stirred in me a desire to learn all I could about the moment on display.
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CapAnson.com Commissions
Baseball Artist Mike Floyd
To Create A One-of-a-Kind Cap Anson Keepsake
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Working on a round, leather canvas, artist Mike Floyd creates
unique works of sports art one baseball at a time. The New
Hartford, NY resident has quickly gained a reputation among
both sports and art collectors for his stunning, photographic-quality
illustrations of vintage baseball players. Each work is a
custom creation, painstakingly drawn and painted by Mike's
own skillful hand. CapAnson.com was proud to recently commission
an original work from Mike Floyd, and delighted to share these
photos of his creation.
For more information and images of his other creations, please
visit Baseballs
by Mike Floyd.
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In Pursuit of Anson's Autograph...
My Fortuitous Acquisition of an Authentic Cap Anson Autograph
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For a lifelong baseball fan and collector, it was the find of a lifetime.
I've been collecting baseball memorabilia since the age of
eight, when I first discovered Topps Baseball Cards at Schuler's
Drug Store. Since then, I've expanded my collecting pursuits
to include autographs, original art, game-used equipment and
even bobblehead dolls. I've also become an amateur baseball
historian, researching the origins of baseball in Chicago and
the city's first star, Adrian C. "Cap" Anson. This
website is the fruit of my labors. I hope it does adequate justice
to Anson's memory. I never expected to be rewarded for creating
it, but sometimes fortune smiles.
Such was the case when in April of 2005 the opportunity
of a lifetime stumbled into my lap. I was looking through eBay
auction listings as I so often do when an item caught my eye
and sent shivers down my spine. There in a listing was a first
edition copy of Anson's biography "A Ball Player's Career,"
a remarkable and rare book in its own right. Yet what had my
heart racing was a photo of an inscription on the first page
of the book. There in beautiful, flowing fountain pen was the
inscription "May 28, 1906. To my little friend Edwin D.
Wrenn. Adrian C. Anson."
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Book Cover
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Title Page
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Inscription
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CapAnson.com recommends reading author Howard
W. Rosenberg's
historical four volume Cap Anson series on 19th century baseball:
Cap Anson 1: When Captaining A Team Meant
Something: Leadership in Baseball's Early Years
Cap Anson 2: The Theatrical and Kingly Mike Kelly: U.S. Team
Sport's First Media Sensation & Baseball's Original Casey at the
Bat
Cap Anson 3: Muggsy John McGraw and the Tricksters: Baseball's
Fun Age of Rule Bending
Cap Anson 4: Bigger Than Babe Ruth: Captain Anson of Chicago
Ordering
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