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Posted By: Bill Todd

I was looking at the Oxfords that had been for sale on the B/S/T, and was struck by the selection of players included in this rather short set. You'd certainly want to include Cobb, Johnson, and Speaker, and I even see why Ray Schalk and Edd Rousch made it. But what about Lee Meadows, "Bill" Holke, and Whitey Witt? Were they hot tamales the previous couple years, or did they know someone on the inside?

It's not like the maker didn't have other people to choose from if their goal was to represent each team. For example, instead of Holke for the Braves, they could have chosen Rabbit Maranville--in his tenth season by then, a proven star. (BTW, the '20 Braves had both a "Bunny" and a "Rabbit"--along with a "Mule.")

Any thoughts on the rationale for player selection? Were these the original "chase" cards?

Bill