General M116 Sporting Life Question

[jimq16415]

A couple questions from a novice collector -

Is there any list anywhere of which backs are available for each player?

and

Are any of the backs more scarce than others?

I only have one of these but if other backs are available for that one I'll watch for others.

Thanks for all the information on this site!

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by jimq16415

A couple questions from a novice collector -

Is there any list anywhere of which backs are available for each player?

and

Are any of the backs more scarce than others?

I only have one of these but if other backs are available for that one I'll watch for others.

Thanks for all the information on this site!

Hi Jim, the second link in post # 19 of this thread includes a master checklist for this set, and indicates what backs for each subject are available. What it doesn't indicate is what the '1', '2' and '3' represent for the backs.

Here is what I believe are the backs designated by these numbers:

1 - "When you think..." with blue ink
2 - "If you want..." with blue ink
3 - "Over 300 Subjects" with blank ink

Having stated that, I believe there are at least 9 errors in these back listings (or else I have very special cards of each of these). The below is the list of cards that might potentially have incorrect designations:


012a Jack Barry - designated having a 2 (If you want) back, I believe listing should designate this card as a 1 (When you think) instead

018a George Bell - designated having a 2 (If you want) back, I believe listing should designate this card as a 1 (When you think) instead

023a Bob Bescher - designated having a 2 (If you want) back, I believe listing should designate this card as a 1 (When you think) instead

036a Bobby Byrne - designated having a 2 (If you want) back, I believe listing should designate this card as a 1 (When you think) instead

072a Mickey Doolan - designated having a 2 (If you want) back, I believe listing should designate this card as a 1 (When you think) instead

110a Topsy Hartsel - designated having a 2 (If you want) back, I believe listing should designate this card as a 1 (When you think) instead

166a Amby McConnell - designated having a 2 (If you want) back, I believe listing should designate this card as a 1 (When you think) instead

177a Fred Merkle - designated having a 2 (If you want) back, I believe listing should designate this card as a 1 (When you think) instead

258a Bill Sweeney - designated having a 2 (If you want) back, I believe listing should designate this card as a 1 (When you think) instead


It is interesting to note that all these possible discrepancies involve cards having backs designated to be "If you want", whereas I have seen these cards having the "When you think" back.

There might be more discrepancies...these are the ones I know about.


Brian

[jimq16415]

Thanks Brian!

In my case I have an Addie Joss with grey/white (pastel) background and a blue ink "if you want" back. All the copies I've seen are the same but according to that chart I should be able to find "over 300 subjects" with black ink also? For years I never really looked for the "over 300 subjects", I never knew there was a difference. Thanks for the help, new thing to watch for!

jim