Let's Talk E90-1

[Bosox Blair]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Blair

The following compares these two sets with respect to these three teams......

Ramly (1909) ...... American Caramel (AC)....1910 tough series cards

BOSTON AL
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..................................Karger(traded)
..................................Speaker
Stahl...........................Stahl

BOSTON NL
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Graham........................Graham
Ritchey........................Richie
..................................Shean
Sweeney......................Sweeney

CINCI.
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Karger
Lobert..........................Lobert
McLean........................McLean
M. Mitchell....................M. Mitchell


Tris Speaker played his first full season in 1909. The Ramly set was issued early in 1909; therefore, Tris was not included
in the Ramly set. Tris appears in the 1910 series of the AC and T206 sets.

Dave Shean played with the Phillies 1908-09....and for unexplainable reasons the Ramly set portays only one Phillies player
(Bransfield).

B.Brown and Hall are Horizontal cards that were issued in the 1910 series of the AC set. All five of the Horizontal cards in
the AC set were issued in the tough 1910 series.

My theory is based on studying these two sets. And, I cannot accept what I have presented here is simply the result of
mere coincidences.

Look, it's just a theory....but, I respect your skepticism.


TED Z

Hi Ted,

I also respect your efforts to find a theory to try to make sense of the E90 issue.

What about this theory? Both Boston teams were terrible in 1907 and 1908 - well below .500 records. Boston was not a great market for American Caramel products. So, when the E90 cards were first issued, they only included Cy Young...the only Boston player with any proven national fan base.

Then in 1909, the Boston AL team turned it around, playing very good ball. At the same time, the sales guys at American Caramel decided to try to expand sales in Boston and New England. So the time was right to add a bunch of Boston players to the set.

Just as likely, I'd say.

Cheers,
Blair