I got my first signed 33 (a Earl Whitehill for $50 off gar miller) on xmas 1988. not long after I got a vhs of the Barry Halper collection showing that Lajoie. Thats when I came to the realization that it was possible to have every card in the set signed. 25 Years and 250 signed goudeys later I am not so sure about the Lajoie either. Also I am positive there is no earl Clark. Ive looked for these longer then anyone and am sure of that. Interestingly, many Johnny Welch;s were signed (and by many I mean maybe 5) but Earl Clark was a minor leaguer for most of the 30's and was killed in a car accident in 1938. i do believe this to be the first set that multiple kids got signed at games based on the amount of vintage signed ones I ve seen including the red lines.
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