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BobT206's of Duffy Lewis, Harry Hooper and Joe Wood.
Diamond Stars of Babe and Lou Gehrig
There were a great deal of great looking athletic/boxing cards such as the T218 by Hassan, Mecca etc. It would have been great if they had issued a large BB set, besides the 4 i nseries of chanpions, similar to the T206's but larger in size with all the greats of the era.
1952 Topps Ted Williams and Stan Musial
As to the second part of your question, I believe that local sportswriters lined up the players to appear in the T206 (and others?) sets. I guess the sportswriters in some cites were more successful in signing up players. I think that help explains why there are something like 30+ NY Giants but under 10 Boston Red Sox in the T206 set.