Unidentified 19th century boxing card

[gfgcom]

I need some help trying figure out what the Billy Mclean boxing card is.
I think the name on the card says B Mclean (in script). The number 20 is also written to the left of him but there is no advertising on it and the back is blank.

I cant find any images of other cards like this so I am thinking it may be rare, but I just dont know.

Is anyone familiar with this issue?



Thanks, you can call or email me

Dave
310 471 1959
gfg@gfg.com

[bgar3]

Not familiar with the issue, but if it is Billy McLean, he was also the first NL umpire I think.

[oldjudge]

If you expand the image the name to the right of the boxer looks like "B Madden"

[mybuddyinc]

David,

Probably not much help, but here is the only B. McLean listed on BoxRec that fought close to that time period (light weight). Not to impressive a career .....

http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/254932

That's all I got, Scott

[th38larg]

The card is part of the N172 set, with the tobacco advertising cut off the bottom. The boxer is Billy Madden.

[oldjudge]

That's not the N172 Set, it is the Lorillard Set, but that settles the matter-it is Madden, not the first umpire. The card Dave has is not an Old Judge or Gypsy Queen, trimmed or not.

[th38larg]

Yeah I was just using the Lorrilard for id purposes because it has a pic and name together.