Hmmm. Don't know.

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

Looks like Richard(Rube) Marquard to me. He pitched for the New York Giants from 1908 to 1915.

Yes, and he's in the HoF, at the insistence of some old Veterans Committee pals of his, on the strength of a few great seasons. Not that I have anything against him. It's just that he and several others with like careers got in, and others more deserving, IMO, didn't.

[JustinD]

Looking at the centering and focus, I say you’ve got one the usual culprits that’s taken a tea bath and beating.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1497424...12-t227-series

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Yes, and he's in the HoF, at the insistence of some old Veterans Committee pals of his, on the strength of a few great seasons. Not that I have anything against him. It's just that he and several others with like careers got in, and others more deserving, IMO, didn't.

So the card is a fake, and the more I read about Marquard, the more I don't like him, either. He apparently made up all sorts of stuff for "The Glory of Their Times" and then got himself into the HoF on the strength of his chapter in that book. "Worst starting pitcher in the HoF" according to one writer. Wow.

[bmattioli]

Thank you for the visual on the cracked/crackling surface appearance.. Learned something new..