Why did they remove the Trees? Chief Bender cards...

[buymycards]

Bender - The background looks like there is a field of grain, then perhaps a forest, and then a yellow background. Is the yellow background trees that are changing colors, or could it be a mountain range in the distance?

Or, perhaps the green background is the outfield, the brownish yellow is the warning track, which is on the edge of a forest?

Maybe napalm being dropped on the jungle?

No, I am not drunk. Yet.

[The-Cardfather]

Originally Posted by buymycards

..........Or, perhaps the green background is the outfield, the brownish yellow is the warning track, which is on the edge of a forest?

Maybe napalm being dropped on the jungle?

No, I am not drunk. Yet.

I dunno Rick. Sounds to me like you were on a BENDER.

(I hear low moans and groans in the distance.)

[buymycards]

Originally Posted by The Cardfather

I dunno Rick. Sounds to me like you were on a BENDER.

(I hear low moans and groans in the distance.)

That was a good one!

[steve B]

The with trees in the original post is really interesting.

He has a clear number 4 on the sleeve.
he was with Richmond in 1919, and New Haven in 1920.
Did either team use uniform numbers? Some minor league teams experimented with them, and there was a brief major league experiment before that.

And, is this the first baseball card to show a uniform number?

[RCMcKenzie]

Sharp eye, Steve. I just received that T213-3 card, and did not notice that. Could it be an "A" for "A's" instead of a "4"? Here's a T213-2 w/trees that I have scanned. I need to go look at my other T206 and T213-1 and 2's. I've not seen that marking before...Rob

Also, Chris is on to something regarding the artwork. Although I like the with trees version better, they may have shelved it for the no trees version, because the face in the no trees version looks more like Bender.

[buymycards]

I looked through all of my T213's and the only ones that have a number are the 2 Bender with trees.