1922 Tobacco Card: Ross Young, Jesse Barnes

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Posted By: Frank Ceresi

Does anyone know anything about a tobacco card issue put out by Frank G. Fullgraff of the T.F. Moore Company from 19 West 44th Street in New York City for the year 1922 or thereabouts?

I am researching a contract that is signed by Ross Young and Jesse Barnes consenting to the printing of their "pictures with other members of the New York Baseball Club" for a "set of cigarette cards".

Does that set mean anything to anyone? If so, could you post the Ross Young and Jesse Barnes?

I am assuming that if the issue did exist, it was limited to the New York Giants in either 1922 or 1923.

Frank Ceresi

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Posted By: JDRUM

about the cards, but it is probably Ross Youngs, not Young I imagine.
Jeff

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Posted By: Frank Ceresi

Interestingly, the contract lists name as "Ross Young NY Nat'l" at the top of the sheet but, of course, Youngs signed his name with with the "s" (...Youngs).

Frank Ceresi

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Posted By: Steve Murray

This apparently was a common problem for Ross.

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Frank C,

That image above of Youngs is NOT a 1922 tobacco card. Maybe you knew that, or maybe you're not a card maven.

If you have the contract, we here would love to see a scan of it, please!!

And I'd love to see a few modern players jam their glove into their back pocket, then take a mighty swing like Ross is in that M114 up there.

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Posted By: Mark L

If no one can identify a set produced by the T F Moore Co., maybe you could get hold of the contract and use it to produce your own set of NY Giants tobacco cards. I'd buy a couple.

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In 2009, the significance of Frank G. Fullgraff wasn't known, but it is now. He was the PM for a lot of the T card sets and has been tied to a number of research breakthroughs in recent years. Was a picture of this contract ever produced? I'd love to see it.