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May 31, 2009 4:20 pm US/Eastern

Thief Gets Jump Start On Ted Williams Auction

SWANZEY, N.H. (AP) ―

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Someone apparently couldn't wait for the latest auction of Ted Williams memorabilia -- his hunting license and personal notes on fishing holes were swiped during an auction preview in Swanzey, N.H., last week.

Auctioneer John Pappas told the New Hampshire Sunday News the stolen items had drawn strong interest and could have brought $1,000 or more at Saturday's auction. The 1970 license for "Theodore Williams" was in a small holder attached to a fishing cap, and the notes were tucked inside.

Saturday's auction was the second time Knotty Pine Auction Service has sold items for Dolores Wettach Williams, a model and actress who was married to the famed Red Sox hitter from 1967 to 1973. The items come from their Vermont home.