Extraordinary: Tracing a baseball legend’s 97-yr. family heirloomAUSTIN, Texas (ACNI) – In 1936, the National Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed its first class of inductees – each member an immortal in his own right: Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson, and the pitching ace who played 17 seasons with the New York Giants: Christy Mathewson. Memorabilia associated with any of […]
Austin Auction to offer property of sports icons Mathewson, RoyalAUSTIN, Texas – Austin Auction Gallery will present a bountiful May 3, 2014 Estates Auction boasting over 650 lots of antique furniture, fine art, porcelain glassware and silver. Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. Among the top offerings are two highly important lots – one that originally came from the private estate collection […]