I'm sick of all this damn money talk; let's have a virtual card show

[Roland 49]

Yesterday I showed N. Reyes' print from the Cuba 1947-48 team, they asked me to show Willie Foster from the Cuba 1927-28 team, you will see him in a photo fragment of the complete team.

[brianp-beme]

Time to give E91A (and almost half of E91B) cards their due and showcase the facial resemblances of players depicted on E91A cards with those seen on other cards of the era. In many cases the artists utilized the same base photo for their depictions.

First off is Chief Bender as seen in E91A (and E91B), M116 and T206 sets.

Brian

[Clutch-Hitter]

1910 E91c American Caramel by Greg Martin, on Flickr

[CobbSpikedMe]

Here's another Bender, although the face isn't as identifiable as the ones on Brian's cards.



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[GeoPoto]

George Washington Case

George W. Case. Outfielder for the Washington Senators in 1937-1945 and 1947. 1,415 hits and 349 stolen bases in 11 MLB seasons. 4-time All-Star. 6-time AL stolen base leader. Only player to ever lead MLB in stolen bases for five consecutive years (1939-1943). His best season was probably 1942 for Washington as he posted a .377 OBP with 101 runs scored and 44 stolen bases in 563 plate appearances.

Excerpt from his SABR biography: Case was thought by many to be the fastest ballplayer in the game between the 1920s and ’50s. He was possibly the fastest ever to play the game, at least until the time of his retirement. His baseball mentor, Clyde Milan, Washington’s all-time leading base stealer, thought so and once paid him the ultimate compliment: “George Case was the fastest man ever to play baseball. … He was faster than Ty Cobb, Eddie Collins, Max Carey. …”

This view was also shared by sportswriter Edwin Rumill of the Christian Science Monitor: “In the person of George Washington Case, the senatorial outfielder, you are looking at the fastest human in the American League…” This claim is not without merit. In 1943 Case was credited with the fastest time ever circling the bases. In a pregame exhibition at Griffith Stadium he was clocked by an AAU timer in 13.5 seconds from a standing start. This broke the previous record of 13.8 seconds set by Hans Lobert. In 1946 Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck staged one of his famous promotions, pitting Case against the legendary Jesse Owens in a 100-yard dash. Case lost to “The World’s Fastest Human” by a mere one-tenth of a second, possibly the only race he ever lost.

In another promotional race in 1946 staged by Clark Griffith at Griffith Stadium, the speedster was matched against super-fast rookie Gil Coan, who at the time was seven years Case’s junior. Although Case was ailing from a bad back, he was clocked at 10 seconds flat in the 100-yard dash, beating the stunned rookie by half a stride.

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[rjackson44]

Love this

[brianp-beme]

Here is the E91A matchup card for Harry Davis.

Brian

[benge610]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Time to give E91A (and almost half of E91B) cards their due and showcase the facial resemblances of players depicted on E91A cards with those seen on other cards of the era. In many cases the artists utilized the same base photo for their depictions.

First off is Chief Bender as seen in E91A (and E91B), M116 and T206 sets.

Brian

I didn't know that Bob Groom was native American. (lol)