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Ty Cobb Signed Famous Sliding Photograph by Charles Conlon
On July 23, 1910, Sporting News photographer Charles Conlon snapped this classic shot of baseball legend Ty Cobb sliding into third base ahead of the tag by the New York Highlanders' Jimmy Austin. As the spraying dirt from the Hall of Famer's spikes-high slide reveals, Cobb played the game with reckless abandon and took no prisoners. This specific photo was sent to a fan by Cobb himself and came with other signed items, making it a very rare and important collectible. It is in EX condition with just one small wrinkle at the top edge that is visible. The signature in green ink is 8/10 but is on a darker portion of the photo, which comes from the original negative but was printed probably around 30 to 40 years after it was snapped. Conlon was quoted as thinking he blew the storied shot: "The catcher's peg went right by Jimmy (Austin), as he was thrown on his face. I went home kicking myself. I said, 'Now, there was a great picture and you missed it.' I took out my plates and developed them. There was Cobb stealing third. In my excitement, I had snapped it, by instinct."
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