Update from 2016 National: I located Castleman with back #15 (the only one seen 6 times), raising that back to 7 players and total front/back combos to 176. Holding out hope that Newsom will also be found with a 7th back, though not sure which one that'd be.
Since 1936 Goudey copies the game backs from their 24-card Knot Hole League set, but used 25 different players and backs, I can see arguments for either 4x6 or 5x5 sheet arrangement. If they used 4x6 sheets, 176 combos is 7 24-card sheets plus eight "extra" cards, the same number of combos known for 1936's "new" back, #25. If Newsom is never discovered, it's possible that explains the printing arrangement.
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