The lying game

Jackson memorabilia sold by famed collector questioned

OCTOBER 17, 2010 10:30 a.m. (10)

Fans of Shoeless Joe Jackson felt some consolation that his jersey, baseball glove and bat were in the Baseball Hall of Fame even if he couldn’t be named a Hall of Famer.

But last week the Hall of Fame announced what some baseball researchers already knew: the jersey is fake. The glove has been taken off display for authentication.

Hall of Fame spokesman Brad Horn said chemical testing revealed the Sox logo contained acrylic coloring, which was not used until 1941. The assertion the jersey was fake initially came from Peter Nash, a former rapper turned baseball researcher who has collected baseball memorabilia since he was a child.  Continue reading...