I feel confident that Goudey Gum decided Napoleon Lajoie would fill 1933's gap at #106 either because Carl Hubbell bumped Lajoie out of Sport Kings series 2 or because Goudey scuttled Sport Kings before printing series 3, which would've included Lajoie. They then added a 1933-style back to this existing art, printed it in mid-1934, and mailed them out to satisfy written complaints for their missing #106.
In 2020, I mocked up Lajoie as a Sport Kings card and think it turned out great. Adding a design-free version to this post for anyone who wants to try something similar.
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