“The biggie is a stock document signed by Keefe and Ewing,” Tomasulo says. “This is an amazing find,” Ron Keurajian, the author of two respected reference guides, Baseball Hall of Fame Autographs and Collecting Historical Autographs, told me. I hereby dub this spectacular discovery the “Brotherhood Find,”naming it after the Brotherhood of Professional Baseball Players, a union formed in 1885 that was a precursor to the PL. Photo by Robert Edward AuctionWhat few autographs baseball fans obtained in the late 1800s were likely discarded. Ward is still best remembered as a champion of baseball players’ rights through his central role in the Brotherhood and PL.

Source: Forbes November 30, 2017 18:56 UTC