Beautiful photograph of Hall of Famer Joe Tinker, as distributed on October 20, 1910 by the Sporting News as
part of an issue that featured 100 different supplements distributed
between 1909 and 1913. As PSA begins to grade more examples from the issue, their scarcity
becomes more apparent, as each supplement was, essentially, issued on
one day and then became part of history. As such, the keys from this
issue have become quite sought after in any grade.
This offering has been
well-preserved and is now
protected in a PSA slab. Despite exhibiting some age-related wear -
namely some light surface abrasions and edge wear - the rest of
this offering has tremendous eye
appeal. The details on this photo are spectacular, particularly
the look of intense focus on Tinker's face as he awaits the approaching ball, and the beauty of the painted end cap on his bat.
While the piece does have some missing bits from three of its corners,
this image is still extremely presentable and would make for
an excellent display. An outstanding document, particularly
interesting to Cubs or Hall of Fame collectors.
PSA
has only ever graded 10 total examples of this 1909-13 M101-2 Sporting
News Supplement, with only four receiving a higher grade than the Poor 1 offered here of Hall of Famer Joe Tinker.