Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction - March 2007
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/27/2007
Interesting telegram is dated December 23, 1933, and was sent to Eddie Shore, hockey’s greatest defenceman of the day and four-time Hart Trophy winner who is also remembered for ending the career of Toronto’s Ace Bailey during a game ten days earlier. From the mayor of Edmonton and some 1500 other supporters, the telegram reads in part “All Edmonton has confidence in you – we sincerely regret what appears to us as an unavoidable accident – Edmonton knows you as a 100% sportsman and refuses to believe that you would intentionally violate the rules of the game.” Western Union telegram is 8” by 10 1/2” with tape repair and will come with a letter from Eddie Shore’s son confirming that it was his father’s personal property.
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