tedzan
04-04-2011, 03:56 PM
Honus Wagner has been championed as the anti-Tobacco guy. However, Wagner was a heavy cigar smoker. Be as it may, Wagner was
preceded by Connie Mack, who was a stronger anti-tobacco advocate. Connie talked the talk and walked the walk. He did not smoke or
chew tobacco; and, discouraged his players from smoking.
Furthermore, Connie was very much against alcohol and strictly frowned upon his ballplayers imbibing in it (especially before an important
game).
<img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/conniemacke96.jpg" alt="[linked image]">
It is quite interesting that Connie Mack was not featured in any of the major tobacco card sets during the 1909-1912 era (see note).
While quite a few of the non-playing Managers were included (Dahlen, Patsy Donovan, Duffy, Griffith, Jennings, McGraw, etc.) in T-sets
of that era.
Could Mack's absence from these 1909-1912 era sets...T201, T202, T204, T205, T206, T207, T213, T215, T216...be attributable to his
anti-tobacco stand ?
NOTE....here are some of early 20th Century BB card sets featuring Connie Mack......
1902 W600
1909 M101-2
1910 E96 Philadelphia Caramel
1910 E98
1910 E104-1 NADJA....honoring the Philadelphia A's 1910 World Champions
1910-11 M116
1911 Rochester Baking (D359)
1914 Texas Tommy Type 1 (E224)
1914 Texas Tommy Type 2 (E224)
1914 Cracker Jack
1915 Cracker Jack
1916 M101-4
and
1911 Cullivan's Fireside scrap tobacco (card fronts are identical to the E104-1 issue....honoring the Philadelphia A's 1911 World Champions)
This scenario has all the stuff that we have read about regarding Wagner's anti-tobacco claims. OK, why is this most popular Manager not
featured in all those popular T-sets.....tell us your take on this subject ?
TED Z
preceded by Connie Mack, who was a stronger anti-tobacco advocate. Connie talked the talk and walked the walk. He did not smoke or
chew tobacco; and, discouraged his players from smoking.
Furthermore, Connie was very much against alcohol and strictly frowned upon his ballplayers imbibing in it (especially before an important
game).
<img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/conniemacke96.jpg" alt="[linked image]">
It is quite interesting that Connie Mack was not featured in any of the major tobacco card sets during the 1909-1912 era (see note).
While quite a few of the non-playing Managers were included (Dahlen, Patsy Donovan, Duffy, Griffith, Jennings, McGraw, etc.) in T-sets
of that era.
Could Mack's absence from these 1909-1912 era sets...T201, T202, T204, T205, T206, T207, T213, T215, T216...be attributable to his
anti-tobacco stand ?
NOTE....here are some of early 20th Century BB card sets featuring Connie Mack......
1902 W600
1909 M101-2
1910 E96 Philadelphia Caramel
1910 E98
1910 E104-1 NADJA....honoring the Philadelphia A's 1910 World Champions
1910-11 M116
1911 Rochester Baking (D359)
1914 Texas Tommy Type 1 (E224)
1914 Texas Tommy Type 2 (E224)
1914 Cracker Jack
1915 Cracker Jack
1916 M101-4
and
1911 Cullivan's Fireside scrap tobacco (card fronts are identical to the E104-1 issue....honoring the Philadelphia A's 1911 World Champions)
This scenario has all the stuff that we have read about regarding Wagner's anti-tobacco claims. OK, why is this most popular Manager not
featured in all those popular T-sets.....tell us your take on this subject ?
TED Z