N172 Old Judge King Kelly Portait SGC 20

canjond

Solid lower condition N172 $10,000 King Kelly - all in all, an affordable version of a classic! Looking for $1500 (shipped) PP FF. NOW LOWERED TO $1400.

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Stingray

I am confused on how the $10,000 fits into you card??

bounce

Originally posted by: Stingray
I am confused on how the $10,000 fits into you card??

look below the "CH" on his jersey

canjond

I can see where the confusion comes in, but King Kelly's nickname was "$10,000 Kelly", and his Old Judge cards reflect that. To add a bit more color on the nickname (from Wikipedia):

"After the 1886 season Spalding sold Kelly to the Boston Beaneaters for a then-record $10,000, after Kelly balked at returning to the club. Right before the sale, Chicago writer Happy Palmer quoted Spalding about his plans to manage Kelly: "Oh, tie him up, I guess, if he really is averse to playing here. He may have his ugly up, and I guess from the way he is holding out in his refusal to sign that that is the case. All right, though. I am willing, and if he keeps on in that spirit I’ll make him eat hay with his horses before he is much older. He has been mad long enough now, and it is pretty near time somebody was getting mad at this end of the line. One thing I can certainly predict and that is that if Mr. Mike Kelly does not sign a contract with Chicago pretty d--d quick, he will have cause to regret it. That is all.

As a result of the sale, he became known as the "$10,000 Beauty." In 1881, actress Louise Montague had been so dubbed after winning a $10,000 contest for handsomest woman in the world."

Stingray

Thanks for the info, very interesting!!

Dboneesq

Good luck Jon.