Posted By:
Andy BaranTodd,
I have listed all of the examples that I have at my fingertips reagarding the M101-4/5 and E135 sets. I believe that the theory that the cards were issued after the season would be very tough to prove. Where would you research when a player's rights were acquired by a certain team? And who would have time? Also, how would the card companies get photos of the players in their new uniforms after the season was over? Based on the Mordecai Brown and Ed Roush cards in the M101 series, I still believe that the M101-5 set was 1916, and the M101-4 set was 1917. And I think that the Ping Bodie card points to 1917 for the E135 set. Unfortunately, I don't think that we will ever have a definitive answer unless someone finds Sporting News / Collins McCarthy documents or advertising.