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Todd Schultzthat all of these are either Worch's or at least considered Worch's. As you know, Worch's name does not appear on any of the cards attributed to that company.
1. What are considered Worch's are cards that have multiple types of nameplates, and occasionally multiple pictures of the same player, so they were likely either issued over time and/or were something other than just the premiums sent out by the Worch Cigar Co. When you say 1933 is printed on the back, do you mean printed as part of the card or hand-printed? Worch's are all blank backs, as far as I know.
2. The 2007 SCD book acknowledges that the Mpls Millers cards listed as Worch come from 1932-1935, while the St Paul Saints come from 1933. The cards you scanned and the unknown ones you identified are all Millers. All of these players are listed as having Worch cards. Holland played for Mpls in 1933 and 1935, but not 1934. Arlett did not play for the Millers until 1934. Hilcher did not play for them after 1933. They all could be among the cards listed as Worch, even with different name styles.
3. Some of the cards show a St. Paul Daily News logo, and the few of these I have seen were all Saints. It is quite possible these cards were actually issued by the paper, not the Cigar company. It would be equally unsurprising if the Minneapolis paper ran a similar campaign for Millers players, which would carry a logo for that paper. The two teams were bitter rivals, and it makes sense that one would try and outdo or at least match the other.
So, they may be considered Worch's and would match up with known listed players from that set, but I would wager they are more likely either newspaper premiums or team issued with the papers acting as sponsors.
My guess is that the grading companies would treat them as Worch's, at least until more proof to the contrary is shown. I can't guarantee either company would grade them numerically if soaking has been detected. They have been pretty harsh on their grades for this set as it is, so don't get your hopes up too far. Values? I would say only about $20-40 on the minor leaguers, tops, unless someone wants to believe they are from a unique set, which I suppose is possible. I would guess the Foxx to be worth $100-$150 and the Ruth 2 1/2 times that, depending on the grades they grab, which I assume to be low.
EDITED TO ADD: Please don't put much stock in my valuations.