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Central High School, Buffalo, NY Relay Team 1903

oldphotos — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:23:16 -0600

Photo from a postcard mailed in 1903.

The names of the runners are unknown. Perhaps you'll recognize some of them.

Southern Heavyweight Title

dsekis — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:38:38 -0600

This hand lettered 'card' indicated that Robert Lee (Bob) Sikes, Jr. had been presented with the Southern Heavyweight Champion belt.

Boxing Pose

dsekis — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:31:57 -0600

Robert Lee (Bob) Sikes, Jr. strikes a pose. Photographed in Little Rock, Arkansas. Bob was the Southern Heavyweight Champion and was born and reared in Pine Bluff.

Falconer NY High School Baseball Team 1909

thor205 — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:51:33 -0600

Postcard of the Falconer, NY High School Baseball Team 1909
Hugh Bedient of the Boston Red Sox (center?) 1889-1965, and unknown other players

Pitching for a semi-pro Falconer, New York team, Bedient struck out 42 batters in a 23-inning, 3–1 victory against a Corry, Pennsylvania team, on July 25, 1908. Two days later, the Jamestown Evening Journal ran the headline: Broke all records. Bedient of Falconer struck out 42 men, and the Corry Journal stated Corry and Falconer make World’s record. Twenty-three years later, Robert LeRoy Ripley, in his syndicated Believe It Or Not! of September 5, 1931, informed the world of Bedient's feat, giving the first national recognition of this event.