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10-09-2006, 08:41 AM
Posted By: <b>bruce dorskind</b><p><br />As we near the end of another surprising baseball season, I thought it might<br />be an interesting exercise to determine the oldest card set which contains<br />a picture of a living player.<br /><br />For example is there anyone still alive who appeared in th 1933 Tattoo Orbit<br />set, 1932 US Caramel Set or E-120 American caramel set?<br /><br />Among the older sets with living players are the 1938 Goudey which sports<br />Bob Feller and Bobby Doerr<br /><br />I am sue there are some relatively obscure players who are stll alive. I can not<br />think of fast way of checking without going through the entire 1933 Goudey<br />and Tatoo Orbit sets, for example.<br /><br />Would welcome your comments.<br /><br /><br />Best,<br /><br /><br />Bruce Dorskind<br />America's Toughest Want List

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10-09-2006, 09:08 AM
Posted By: <b>dennis</b><p>i think it's bill werber he is in the diamond star set 1934-36

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10-09-2006, 09:30 AM
Posted By: <b>Brian Goldner</b><p>Werber and Linus Frey, who i also believe, is still living.

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10-09-2006, 11:42 AM
Posted By: <b>Mark Macrae</b><p>Emil Mailho was in the 1932 Zeenut set. He lives about a mile from me

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10-09-2006, 12:46 PM
Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>And let's not forget Si Simmons, who turns 111 in three weeks, appears on a postcard of the 1913 Homestead Grays (is it an actual postcard or just a photo of the team?).

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10-09-2006, 02:48 PM
Posted By: <b>James Feagin</b><p>Both Frey and Werber appear in the 1934 Goudey set as well.