It's Gone! - 06.23.97

	June 23, 1997 It's Gone! Edited by Richard O'Brien and Hank Hersch

Last week's Sporting Life auction at Leland's in New York offered a lineup of rare baseball-related items. A sampling:

$57,500
Al Capone gave this .25-caliber gift to Cubs big-shot Kiki Cuyler in 1929.

$170
No loafer, Red Sox star Carl Yastrzemski wrapped up some odd product tie-ins.

$7,475
National League prez Warren Giles stacked the league in '54 with this tower of team-autographed balls.

Scorecard June 23, 1997 - June 23, 1997
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They Said It: Chris DarkinsGreen Bay Packers second-year naming back, when asked to compare his academic work... - June 23, 1997