REA has another 1914 Ruth, and another, and another...

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Posted By: Marc S.

That you have turned up four Baltimore News Ruth cards in four years is absolutely phenomenal. Congratulations.

What I find particularly surprising is that there have not been equal finds of other cards from the sets. I imagine that in the contemporaneous time period, that Babe Ruth was largely not a household name for another few years. Additionally, to an inexperienced eye, many might not even pick up this card and know that the "Ruth" being mentioned is one in the same as George Herman "Babe" Ruth. Despite his extensive roots to the Baltimore area that you have eluded to, I would nonetheless imagine that 90+% of current baseball fans are not aware that Babe Ruth was sold to the Red Sox organization in late 1914 and his roots are actually in Baltimore.

I'm just surprised that as this is a single card from an obscure set, that if Ruth cards were turning up, that there wouldn't be a number of additional examples popping into the hobby of the other 23 cards from the set.

Any thoughts on why it is only the Ruth card that seems to be turning up...?

Marc