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01-17-2005, 02:21 PM
Posted By: <b>Trae R.</b><p>This is the only fella in the entire set pictured with facial hair - why?<br /><br />I think he was a spy for the North Pole!! <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br /><img src="http://www.mlbvintage.com/t206/images/set_minis/Titus,John.jpg"><br /><br />

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01-17-2005, 03:06 PM
Posted By: <b>J Levine</b><p>I know many teams of the era had prohibitions against facial hair. Maybe the Phillies did not...<br /><br />-Joshua

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01-17-2005, 03:12 PM
Posted By: <b>Derek</b><p>John Titus has the coolest card in the set, I believe. The Johnny Damon of his day (facial hair wise - couldn't care less about what everyone else was doing).

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01-17-2005, 03:43 PM
Posted By: <b>john/z28jd</b><p>When he died in the 40s his claim to fame was he was known as the last player to wear a handlebar mustache

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01-18-2005, 03:34 PM
Posted By: <b>Mark Holt</b><p>Who new? You just created I whole new market for that card - better than the horizontals - the mustache subset (maybe I can get it on the PSA Registry and be number one at something)

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01-18-2005, 04:13 PM
Posted By: <b>Trae R.</b><p>Unfortunately I think you're right. I was bidding on an SGC 30 Titus last night on eBay that went to an unheard of $35 <img src="/images/sad.gif" height=14 width=14>