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Lot 1298: "With Assistance" Willard Mullin Original Artwork for The Sporting News (16x19")
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Original drawing by Willard Mullin, entitled "With Assistance", for an article in The Sporting News (5/12/46) depicts The Brooklyn Bum, the St. Louis Swifty, and a character representing the Mexican League. It is a commentary on player raids by the Mexican League, a conspiracy to induce Brooklyn players to bread their contracts and join the Mexican League. Artwork is EX. Placed on foam board and shrink wrapped. Comes with copy of The Sporting News in which the article was printed.
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