Fred Snodgrass, of the New York Giants, told Larry Ritter in that great work, The Glory of Their Times, that Merkle was one smart ballplayer. That Mr. McGraw would sometimes discuss strategy with Merkle, and respected Merkle's thoughts. And that Mr. McGraw wouldn't ask Snograss, or Mathewson or the other Giants what they thought... Snodgrass considered Merkle unduly maligned. Still, that's a pivotal moment for baseball. His cards can be found. Even his autograph once in a while. Woundedduck, you might think of getting The Glory of Their Times on cd, a 4 cd set. Listening to those players talk about baseball can really get you into the spirit of collecting old cards. Many of the players on those cd's are depicted in the white border tobacco card set, T206.
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