1922 Tobacco Card: Ross Young, Jesse Barnes
 

Posted By: <b>Frank Ceresi</b><p>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?<br><br>I am researching a contract that is signed by Ross Young and Jesse Barnes consenting to the printing of their &quot;pictures with other members of the New York Baseball Club&quot; for a &quot;set of cigarette cards&quot;.<br><br>Does that set mean anything to anyone? If so, could you post the Ross Young and Jesse Barnes?<br><br>I am assuming that if the issue did exist, it was limited to the New York Giants in either 1922 or 1923.<br><br>Frank Ceresi

1922 Tobacco Card: Ross Young, Jesse Barnes
 

Posted By: <b>JDRUM</b><p>about the cards, but it is probably Ross Youngs, not Young I imagine.<br>Jeff<br>

1922 Tobacco Card: Ross Young, Jesse Barnes
 

Posted By: <b>Frank Ceresi</b><p>Interestingly, the contract lists name as &quot;Ross Young NY Nat'l&quot; at the top of the sheet but, of course, Youngs signed his name with with the &quot;s&quot; (...Youngs).<br><br>Frank Ceresi

1922 Tobacco Card: Ross Young, Jesse Barnes
 

Posted By: <b>Steve Murray</b><p>This apparently was a common problem for Ross.<br><br><img src="http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g5/jacklitsch1/M114/Youngs.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

1922 Tobacco Card: Ross Young, Jesse Barnes
 

Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>Frank C, <br><br>That image above of Youngs is NOT a 1922 tobacco card. Maybe you knew that, or maybe you're not a card maven. <br><br>If you have the contract, we here would love to see a scan of it, please!!<br><br>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.

1922 Tobacco Card: Ross Young, Jesse Barnes
 

Posted By: <b>Mark L</b><p>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.

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.