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1940 Playball
Posted By: Robert
Not that I collect this set or care to but I was just wondering why Ruth and Cobb are not iincluded. Is there a reason for it? They where both alive at the time...did they want to be paid and Playball refused? Just some food for thought. |
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1940 Playball
Posted By: andy becker
that's a great question....i have wondered the same. |
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1940 Playball
Posted By: Chris Counts
There are no Cubs as well (unless you count Charlie Grimm's "old-timers' card). I was told once this was because the Cubs were owned by Wrigley Gum and Gum Inc. (Play Ball) represented competition. There's also a shortage of Cardinals ... there's no Slaughter, Mize or Moore in any Play Ball set. Also Feller and Lombardi as well. But many of the ommisions show up in the 1941 Double Play set, which I understand was produced by Gum Inc. |
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1940 Playball
Posted By: Troy Kirk
I once read that Johnny Mize once had a lawsuit against Gum, Inc. I don't have any more details than that. I've always been curious to know more about that case. If anyone knows anything about this, I'd like to hear about it. |
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Posted By: Chris
Troy -- Do you happen to remember where you read that? Interesting. I've been doing some research about the history of Bowman lately and obviously have come across a bunch of Gum, Inc. info, but haven't read that yet. |
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1940 Playball
Posted By: Troy Kirk
I haven't been able to locate my article that mentions that Johnny Mize had a lawsuit with Gum, Inc., but I did find another interesting tidbit. In the September 30, 1975 issue of SCD, there is a note that Johnny Mize was the missing player for card #126. The source was a docket on file at the offices of The Federal Trade Commission in Washington D.C. That is probably the basis of the lawsuit, but like I said, I haven't found that particular article yet. |
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Posted By: Troy Kirk
I found my reference to the Johnny Mize lawsuit with Gum, Inc. |
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1940 Playball
Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
Troy and Chris |
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1940 Playball
Posted By: Chris
Ted, |
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1940 Playball
Posted By: Frank Wakefield
Thank you Ted, and Troy. |
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1940 Playball
Posted By: scott brockelman
this thread appears to be educational and historical in realtion to vintage baseball cards. |
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1940 Playball
Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
Chris (slantycouch) |
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1940 Playball
Posted By: Frank Wakefield
Just want to correct something above... |
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1940 Playball
Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
Frank |
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1940 Playball
Posted By: David Vargha
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1940 Playball
Posted By: David Vargha
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1940 Playball
Posted By: Anonymous
Heretic! a PSA 7! |
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