Louis Van Oeyen Photos. Group of 48 sepia photos by the highly coveted Cleveland photographer, Louis Van Oeyen, who first received wide recognition when his photos began appearing in the Reach Guide in 1910. From 1909 to 1922, the vast majority are 1909-1913. All are major league players except one Boston Red Sox batboy. Most have player's name hand printed on piece of paper pasted on front.

Lot 58.  Beautiful Ty Cobb Portrait. 4 1/2 x 7 1/2, obviously cropped from larger photo with portion of Van Oeyen oval stamp visible on reverse. Slight clip at bottom corners but could easily be matted out. ca 1911. Near excellent. Winning Bid $550.

Lot 59.  Classic photo of Denton "Cy" Young & his catcher, James " Deacon" McGuire, seated on hotel veranda. Van Oeyen 5 x 7 photo, Van Oeyen oval rubber stamp on rear. Excellent. ca 1910. Winning Bid $605.

Lot 60.  "Cy" Young pitching in 6 1/4" x 9" Van Oeyen, Rear shows Van Oeyen rubber stamp with indication the picture was taken in Mobile, Alabama in 1909. Excellent. Winning Bid $484.

Lot 61.  Joe Jackson, Ray Chapman, John "Buddy" Ryan, Paddy Livingston of Cleveland. 5 x 7 Van Oeyen photo of the 4 fielding near the outfield fence of League Park in Cleveland. Jackson has his arms raised. Border chips, lower right and left corners missing, small hole away from image. Fair. Very light Van Oeyen oval stamp on rear. ca1911. Winning Bid $363.

Lot 62.  5" x 7" Van Oeyen photo shows Giants Leon "Red" Ames and Christy Mathewson to his right. Fans sitting atop houses behind right field fence identify this as a game at Shibe Park in Philadelphia during 1911 World Series. The Giants and Athletics also played in the 1913 WS, but Ames had been traded to Cincinnati on May 22. In addition, the Giants are wearing all black uniforms used exclusively in the 1911 World Series. Mathewson started Games 1, 3 and 4, winning the first, and Ames was the starting and losing pitcher in the sixth and final game of the series after pitching 4 shutout innings in relief in Game 5. Oval Van Oeyen stamp on rear. Excellent. Winning Bid $550.

Lot 63.  Arnold "Chick" Gandil, when with Washington. Standing with ball in this 8 x 10 with chipping well above image. Fair, but damage could be easily removed without hurting image by cropping to 7 x 9, as John Spalding did when he used this photo in his book, "PCL Stars, Vol. 2" A 1913 photo, predating Gandil's "Black Sox" days. Minimum Bid $500.

Lot 64.  Wilbert "Uncle Robbie" Robinson, as coach for the Giants in this 5 x 7 Van Oeyen photo. Robinson was a Giant coach from 1911 to 1913 and then became the Brooklyn Manager. Excellent with a light oval Van Oeyen stamp on the rear. ca1911. Winning Bid $300.

Lot 65.  Tris Speaker batting, famous follow through pose. 1916, 7 x 9 Van Oeyen with rubber stamp on rear. Printed with background blacked out Excellent +. Minimum Bid $400.

Lot 66.  5" x 7" Van Oeyen photo shows Giant Josh Devore rounding third base to score in 4th game of the 1911 World Series. The third base coach appears to be John McGraw. Same photo appears on Page 188 of the 1912 Reach Baseball Guide. Oval Van Oeyen stamp on rear. Excellent. Winning Bid $330.

Lot 67.  Collection of 39 Photos by Louis Van Oeyen. The photos span the years 1909-1922, though most are from 1910-1912. All have player's name hand printed on piece of paper pasted on front. Five of the photos are 8 x 10. The balance are 5 x 7. All have Van Oeyen's familiar oval stamp on the back. The five larger photos are Johnny Enzman (Clev AL) , Unidentified (Clev AL), James Walsh (Phil AL), Alva "Rip" Williams (Wash), Steve Yerkes and (Bos AL). The remaining players are Eddie Ainsmith (Wash AL), Jimmy Austin (StL AL), Jim Bagby, Sr., (Clev AL), Herman Bronkie (Clev AL), Hugh Bradley (Bos AL), Jimmy Collins (Bos AL), William "Tex" Covington (Det AL), Claud Derrick (Phil AL), Delos Drake (Det AL), Clyde Engle (Bos AL), Joe Engle (Wash AL), Ray Fisher (NY AL), Harry "Doc" Gessler (Wash AL), Roy Hartzell (NY NL), Otto Hess (Bos NL), John "Red" Kleinow (Bos AL), Gene Krupp (Clev AL), George "Duffy" Lewis (Bos AL), Henry "Jack" Lively (Det AL), Bristol "Bris" Lord (Phil AL - throw), Bristol "Bris" Lord (Phil AL), McCarthy (Bos AL batboy), Les Nunamaker (Bos AL), Rueben "Rube" Oldring (Phil AL), Herman "Germany" Schaefer (Wash AL), Jim Scott (Chi AL), Bert Shotton (StL AL), John "Jock" Somerlot (Wash AL), Chester "Pinch" Thomas (Bos AL), Unidentified (Clev AL - standing - catcher in full gear with mask under arm -- nice image of early gear, John "Jack" Warhop (NY AL), Alva "Rip" Williams (Bos AL), George "Hooks" Wiltse (NY NL), Steve Yerkes (Bos AL) . A detailed list of the players with exact sizes, date, pose and condition is available on request. Winning Bid $3,574.

Lot 68.  Charles Conlan Photo Collection. 16 excellent photos from 1912 to 1940 by renowned New York photographer Charles Conlon. Most are portraits measuring about 4 x 5. Includes James "Nixie" Callahan, Chi AL, 4 x 5, ca 1913, Forrest "Hick" Cady, Bos AL, 6.75 x 4.75, ca 1912, Frankie Crosetti, NY AL - port, 4.25 x 5.25, ca 1937, Johnny Heving, Bos AL - port, 4.25 x 6.25, ca 1924, Willie Kamm, Clev AL - port, 4.25 x 5, ca 1932 , Vern Kennedy, StL AL - port, 4 x 5, ca 1939 , John "Hans" Lobert, NY NL - bat, chip at top, 8 x 10, ca 1916, John Moore (Phil NL - port), (4 x 5.25) 1934, William "Pol" Perritt, StL NL - pitch, 7x 9, ca1913, E. Gordon "Babe" Phelps, Brooklyn NL - port, 5 x 7, 1935, Elmer Riddle, Cin NL - port, 3.75 x 5, ca1940, Hal Schumacher, NY NL - port, 4 x 5, 1931, Joe Sullivan, Bos NL - port., 4 x 5.5, 1939, Jim Tobin, Bos NL - port, 4.75 x 5.5, 1940, Earl Webb, Chi NL - bat, 6.5 x 8.5, ca1927, Billy Werber, Cin NL - port, 4.25 x 5.25, 1939. All have Conlon's runner stamp on rear except Lobert. All have names in Conlon's handwriting on rear. One Vg, rest Ex or better; Winning Bid $2,100.

Lot 69.  Fabulous George Burke Photo Collection of 456 B&W and sepia photos. Chicago photographer George Burke began photographing baseball players in 1929, when he succeeded famous Chicago Examiner cameraman Francis P. Burke as the Cub's official photographer. His location in Chicago gave him access to players on all teams in the American and National Leagues. Burke suffered a heart attack in 1948 and died in 1951. Collection includes 396 different photos & 3 duplicates (4x6), plus 35 different. proofs (5x7), plus 22 different reproductions (4x6) which were produced by Burke from negatives that he obtained from other early photographers. At least 95 percent are excellent to ex-mint, none worse than Vg. The collection, which comes in three binders in high quality photo mounting sheets, includes 83 HOFer photos -- Alexander, Bancroft, Barrow, Bender, Bottomley, Bresnahan, Brouthers, Cobb, Cochrane (2), E. Collins, Combs, Crawford, Cronin, Cuyler (2), Dean, J. DiMaggio (4), Durocher, Gehrig, Goslin, Grove (3), Hafey (2), Harris, Hartnett, Hooper, Hornsby (2), Huggins (2), T. Jackson, Johnson, Joss, Keeler, Klein, Lazzeri, Lindstrom, Lombardi, Lyons (2), Manush (3), Maranville (3), Mathewson (3), McCarthy, McGinnity, McGraw, McKechnie (2), Medwick, Ott (2), Pennock, Plank, Rice, Rizzuto, Ruffing, Schalk, Simmons (2), Stengel, Vance, Waddell, Wallace, P. Waner, T. Williams (5), Wilson (3), plus Black Sox players Felsch, Risberg and Weaver; There is a very elaborate list of the collection sorted by team and alphabertically and by style of photo available on request. Winning Bid $7,088.

Lot 70.  MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PHOTOS Collection of 114 photos of major league baseball players spanning period from 1903 to the 1950s, including two Santa Clara University archival team pictures showing Hal Chase (1903) and Tilly Shafer (1905). Includes Appling, Crawford, Dizzy Dean, Evers, Feller, Goslin, Hartnett, Johnson (2), Mays, Paige, Sewell, Sisler, Speaker (2), Waddell and Joe Jackson (not 1st generation); Most Vg-Ex to Ex; A detailed list of the entire contents is available on request. Winning Bid $1,183.

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