ITPC's 2018 SUMMER ALL VINTAGE PENNANT AUCTION
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/15/2018
Here's a great looking pennant from a famous N.Y. semi-pro team called the Brooklyn Bushwicks*. It's about 23.5" long. There is some discoloration and the pennant was miss-cut, but it still looks great. This is a very rare pennant.
*The Brooklyn Bushwicks were an independent, semi-professional baseball team that played its games almost totally in Dexter Park in Queens from 1913 to 1951. They were unique at their time for fielding multi-ethnic rosters. They played what amounts to exhibition games against barnstorming Negro league teams, minor league baseball teams, and other semi-pro teams. The Bushwicks were owned by Max Rosner, who hired many former major league to play on his club, including Dazzy Vance and others. All the famous players of the time came to play exhibitions at Dexter Park including Dizzy Dean, Hank Greenberg, Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Joe Medwick. Until he became friends with Rosner, Ruth demanded upfront payments in cash before agreeing to personal appearances. The DiMaggio picture was taken during his debut year with Yankees.
VINTAGE BROOKLYN BUSHWICKS PENNANT
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