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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

I still like Ted's thought. Plank was college educated, and contracted with American Caramel, the hometown boys, first. I think he honored his candy contract. He might not be in the other tobacco stuff because he was still ticked with ATT's presumptuous use of his likeness in T206, and that carried over to the other ATT issues.

Back then it was just like it is today, even when they say it isn't about the money, it is.

Honus is on that Leaf card loading up a chew into his jaw. I think for him it was about money, too. Not about tobacco. Besides, the stigma on tobacco was much less back then. I'll concede it had a negative view, but nowhere near like today.

I think Ted nailed it. Plank and AC folks fussed at ATT folks, and that is what had the card pulled.