Goudey vs the Bowman Gum Co. (1939-1941)
Warren Bowman would sue anybody at the "drop of a dime".
The Bowman Gum Co. (BLONY Gum) produced the 1939, 1940, and 1941 Play Ball BB cards sets.
It was "the king" of the Bubble Gum market in those years with it's HORRORS of WAR set and its
BB sets, and is mostly likely the reason that Goudey didn't produce bubble gum BB cards in 1939
and 1940.
With the exception of Carl Hubbell & Mel Ott in the 1941 Goudey's issue, Bowman's Play Ball sets
had the rights to all the other major stars.
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