I read this decision sometime back when trying to find out if Topps in some wy thwarted a 2nd series of the Fleer 1963 set. I think poor sales rather than Topps was the culprit.
The FTC decision linked above did not stand. The FTC eventually found Topps did not improperly monoplize baseball cards sold individually or with gum and or confections. It was noted the cards could still be sold with other products without violating the Topps "exclusive" contracts. But see the interesting discussion of baseball cards and gum, cookies, marbles and cereal beginning at the bottom of page 806 in the linked FTC case
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