Gambling, Stealing, Killing and Other Pernicious Effects of Baseball Card Collecting

[smokelessjoe]

I am researching stuff pertaining to baseball all of the time - I often think to myself, the folks on Net54 would appreciate this or enjoy reading this - but then I quickly move on or I save the article for later "I will post it some other time".:)

I hope you folks enjoy these articles, as they touch on subjects such as Buying, Selling, Gambling, Stealing, Murder etc. with baseball cards or baseball photos being the common theme. All are from either 1910 or 1911. Or if you get bored - now you have some random baseball stuff to read :D

[smokelessjoe]

Minus the Baseball Pictures:o

[smokelessjoe]

Burlesque Actresses In Tights ;)

[smokelessjoe]

Hustling for Cards

[smokelessjoe]

30 Baseball Cards & a Button Stolen!:eek:

[smokelessjoe]

Prized Photo of the 1886 Allatoona Team.

[smokelessjoe]

D___ Fools!:p

[smokelessjoe]

Agents Wanted to Sell.

[smokelessjoe]

Murder Over Baseball Cards...

[smokelessjoe]

Piedmonts For Sale!!!!

[smokelessjoe]

Baseball Pictures Of Minor Leagues.

[smokelessjoe]

1874 Boston Base Ball Club Photo on Display!

[smokelessjoe]

Carolina Players In Cigarette Packs.

[Leon]

Cool stuff, thanks for posting them.

[smokelessjoe]

Missing Girl Over Baseball Pictures.

[smokelessjoe]

Baseball Pictures Depicts A "Bloomer Girl" And A MAN!

[smokelessjoe]

Picturing Miller & Delehanty.

[smokelessjoe]

I love this one... And this is my last article for today, hope I have not offended anyone with these...

[brianp-beme]

These are fantastic...they certainly point out what a gigantic craze the T206 cards were during their day (to the extent of murder and causing girls to run away from home), as well as why so many of the darned things are still around to this day. Thanks for posting. It is great to see them all in one place.

Brian

[ullmandds]

so there was mention of honus wagner...likely referring to t206...they were around!!!

[WillowGrove]

Absolutely great. Thanks so much for posting and doing all the research.

[T206Collector]

These give us a rare glimpse of the life of a baseball card collector when T206 cards could be found at the local store. Great (and unique) research. Thanks for sharing!

[garymc]

Really enjoyed reading this post......thanks !!!!!

[MikeGarcia]

And this is my last article for today, hope I have not offended anyone with these...

...The description of the women in gauzy attire was offensive and disturbing....this is a family forum...

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[brass_rat]

These are great, thank you!

Do you have a list of sources? I'm interested in where these came from... Awesome stuff.

Cheers,
Steve

[Gary Dunaier]

http://net54baseball.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=290944&stc=1&d=1507922677



On the other hand, the patient was under no obligation to actually SMOKE the cigarettes... he could have tossed them, or sold them to a buddy for a reduced price, and just kept the coupons and cards...

[Leon]

On the other hand, the patient was under no obligation to actually SMOKE the cigarettes... he could have tossed them, or sold them to a buddy for a reduced price, and just kept the coupons and cards...

Sounds like card collecting today. Keep the inserts/special cards and throw away the rest.. Not quite the way it was back in the day for us....

[brookdodger55]

Great Articles, article 7 in your post could have been a relative, same last name Wrenn.

[Jobu]

These were fun to read, thanks for the effort it took to post all of them!

[Shoebox]

Very entertaining! Thanks for sharing those!

[smokelessjoe]

These are great, thank you!

Do you have a list of sources? I'm interested in where these came from... Awesome stuff.

Cheers,
Steve

I wanted to apologize for not responding sooner... I am out of town in Minnesota for the Asphalt Recycling and Reclaiming Association convention - so not much access to my computer. I wanted to say thank you for the kind remarks and I will post the list of sources hopefully later today.

I have more I will post and please feel free to add more articles if anyone has anything they would like to add.

[h2oya311]

excellent post! Thanks for sharing. I concur with Leon. I was thinking these were the types of things happening today to attain these coveted cards we so enjoy! I had no idea that this sort of corrupt and dubious behavior occurred over a century ago for these very same cardboard treasures!

[smokelessjoe]

Here is the list of papers / dates. I have listed them in the order as they are posted.

Springville_Journal_Thu__Jul_14__1910
The_Central_New_Jersey_Home_News_Wed__Apr_13__1910
Hartford_Courant_Tue__May_24__1910
The_Greenville_News_Sun__Jun_12__1910
The_Washington_Post_Mon__Jan_3__1910
Altoona_Tribune_Mon__Feb_20__1911
Asheville_Gazette_News_Sat__Jun_24__1911
St__Louis_Post_Dispatch_Sun__Jun_18__1911
The_Daily_Times_Tue__Aug_23__1910
DC april 10th clipping_Piedmont cards
The_Washington_Post_Fri__Feb_18__1910
The_Washington_Post_Wed__Jun_1__1910
The_Washington_Post_Tue__May_16__1911
Evening_Report_Fri__Aug_12__1910
The_Greenville_News_Tue__Mar_15__1910
The_San_Francisco_Call_Fri__Oct_6__1911
St__Louis_Post_Dispatch_Wed__Sep_7__1910
News_Journal_Fri__May_6__1910
The_Evening_Chronicle_Thu__Mar_24__1910

[smokelessjoe]

Article titled Lots of 'Em!

[richardcards]

Must have been hard for kids to get these cards unless some family or friend member purchased the packs to smoke or had tons of money to buy a single card.
People that smoked where no even interested in the cards but the kids wanted them.

[smokelessjoe]

Thought I would add a few more, Enjoy!

A Craze Among Small Boys!

The times and democrat., August 19, 1909

[smokelessjoe]

Tensas gazette., October 11, 1912,

[smokelessjoe]

The gold leaf. [volume], September 02, 1909

[smokelessjoe]

A Mad Dad!

The St. Lucie County tribune., October 15, 1909

[buymycards]

Thanks for posting these items. Somehow, I missed your first post from last October, so I am glad that you bumped it.

Rick

[Yoda]

...The description of the women in gauzy attire was offensive and disturbing....this is a family forum...

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Does this mean the ladies were wrapped from head to toe in gauze? I find myself strangely stimulated.

[smokelessjoe]

Thought I would bring a few more of these out :)

Haircuts & Cards!

The Washington herald. July 22, 1909

[smokelessjoe]

Hazing With Baseball Cards!

Carolina watchman December 22, 1909

[smokelessjoe]

New Testament & Lingerie!

New-York tribune August 03, 1909

[smokelessjoe]

A PLAYER IN EACH OF THE EIGHT LEAGUE TEAMS IS NAMED IN EACH OF THESE EIGHT PICTURES

The San Francisco call September 05, 1909

[milkit1]

Missing Girl Over Baseball Pictures.

I cant pull up the fulla rticle but in the preview here it shows that the missing girl was found:

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/76697413/

[smokelessjoe]

Kids with 500 Cards!

Fort Mill times October 21, 1909

Added four more articles

[smokelessjoe]

The Morris County chronicle May 31, 1910

[smokelessjoe]

Perth Amboy evening news January 04, 1910

[smokelessjoe]

Perth Amboy evening news January 10, 1910,

[tiger8mush]

neat articles thanks for sharing!