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Posted By: Judson Hamlin

Does anyone else out there remember "The Complete Book of Baseball Cards" by a Steve Clark? I just re-found my copy from '77 and it has some interesting interviews with Woody Gelman, Irving Lerner, Wayne Varner (poo-pooing tobacco cards), Mike Aronstein and even Renata Galasso. It also has bits on the old NYC armory show, with a quote from Bob Gallagher "This '54 Aaron was worth $2 a few years ago. Today it goes for $12." An unexpected reminder of one of the reasons I got hooked in the hobby.

Amazingly enough, not one word on cockfighting