DATE: 1930 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot TEAM: Chicago Cubs SUBJECT: Ray Schalk APPROXIMATE SIZE: 7-1/8"x9" NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Raymond William Schalk (Cracker) was born in 1892 in Harvel, IL and died in 1970 in Chicago, IL. He played major league baseball from 1912 to 1929 as catcher for the Chicago White Sox and a single season with the New York Giants, appeared in the 1917 and 1919 World Series, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955. Schalk also managed the Sox in 1927 and for part of 1928, succeeding Eddie Collins. However, he had limited success, then came into disagreement with Comiskey over his salary, and left the Sox to become a player-coach with the Giants in 1929. He was a coach for the Chicago Cubs in 1930 and 1931, then managed the Buffalo Bisons of the International League from 1932 to 1937, the Indianapolis Indians for 1938 and part of 1939, followed by a stint at the helm of his former team, the Milwaukee Brewers. During World War II, Schalk managed bowling alleys in Chicago, making appearances to sell bonds and becoming a scout for the Chicago Cubs. He was also an assistant coach at Purdue University from 1947 to 1963. SKU: SPP01253
Item: SPP01253
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