| Show Pago 8-- Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday June 6 1989 The Wanted: Honus Wagner By Annie Nakao San Francisco Examiner It was kept in the family bible destined one day to pay for hia college education a house for his grandmother But now die “Rolls Royce of baseball cards” that was handed down to a Bay Area boy from his grandfather is gone and with it a potential fortune of more than $100000 Contra Costa County Sheriff's detectives are looking for a thief and the 1910 Honus Wagner baseball card he stole from die boy May 24 “We have a valuable baseball card out there” said Detective Linda Hammes-WelThe card — so rare that only six to 20 of its kind are known to exist in the country — is die most valuable and most sought-afte- r item in baseball carddom The going nice for a Honus Wagner who played 18 years for die Pittsburgh Pirates and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936 is $75000 to $125000 according to card shops But a card in mint condition could fetch up to $300000 Ms Hammes-Well- s who refused to identify die West Pittsburg boy because of his age said he is an avid baseball card collector who knew well the value of the card The boy who lives with his grandmother never took the card out of die house But recendy an older teenager befriended him After unsuccessfully asking the boy several times to bring die card to card club meetings the friend asked if he could take a photo of the card The boy agreed When the boy held up the card in his front doorway however the youth snatched die card and ran The younger boy ran after him and both wrestled on the ground but the thief wadded die cud in his fist and broke away The thief who said his name was “David” was described as IS to 17 years old He told die boy he had recendy moved from Lake Tahoe He was very knowledgeable about baseball cards Ms Hammes-Welsaid the boy was crushed by the loss Dismay was no less among Bay Area end shop owners who dream of owning a Honus Wagner “Wow — that’s terrible” said Dave Stehlin of Dave’s Doug-Oin Lafayette “They should have had it insured” “I’m kind of shocked at how it happened” said John Iannicfoiia (CQ) of the Collector’s Comer in Capitola who termed the Honus Wagner die “Rolls Royce” of baseball cards In die world of baseball cards the famed Honus Wagner card is known simply as Issued between 1909 and 1911 die “tobacco” cards came with packs of cigarettes spotting Mmw like American Beauty and Carolina Brights Wagner never agreed to die ls DAY ls ut ° Father's Day Sale starts Wednesday June 7 ° Storewide Sale on Brand Name Fashions ° Plus Enter to Win a Hip for two to Puerto vallarta Mexico T-2- 06 cards and infuriated that youngsters had to buy cigarette packs to get his cards that they be pulled He managed to buy or destroy all but 90 cards thus ensuring their rarity today It remains die most popular of all the tobacco card issues “It's the most valuable die biggest prize erf all the baseball card world" according to Stehlin who said that any Honus Wagner card “not ripped in half could command $100000 One in mint condition however could bring double or triple that amount kmidi French Continued from page 6 unorthodox movement that precipitated die fault "What was more disrupting was die attitude of die public since they took a lot of time to calm dorm” Lendl said “As for die underhand he had cramps and probably had problems serving He was just looking for ways to keep his serve” Two other players Haiti’s Ronald Agenor and Soviet Andrei Chesnokov also came back from two sets down to reach the quarters Agenor beat Spanish qualifier 6--3 6 1 Sergi Bruguera 6 2 and Chesnokov defeated American Jim Courier 0 2-- 3-- Additional ilhis-- :y£ Lq m o n ts itionai 10 Off Bonus Coupon JUNE WEDNESDAY-THURSDA- Y 7--8 ONLY! Redeem this coupon for any sin puthase of one or more terns of rcgubr sale or clearance priced merthancise totamg 3SJD0 or more must be with presenced ptrehase Capon cannot he confined with other capons Does not indude cosmetics Guess? swatch value Cupon Price Items liz daDom laments t certificass vaH June 8 1989 only 7-- ' mm mmmmmmmmmm m m mm I 6-- 6-- 2-- 7-- 6 (7-- 3) 6--2 Defending Wilander 3-- 6 7-- 5 Mats champion the fourth seed advanced without incident to die quarterfinals beating American Lawson Duncan 5 3 2 7-- 6-- Mcn-F- ri Cache Valley Mall am-10 am-- 9 pm Sal 10 7 pm 6-- I |
