T-210 Market

[Matt]

Originally Posted by hanksta

Matt,
I was outbid on the Lindsay...not a family member, just my wife's name...and a reason to spend more $$.

Sean

Sean - looks like Joe picked it up. I asked that because Lindsay relatives have been picking up his cards for several years making them tougher then other "commons" out there (e.g. his 1911 Zeenut).

[rdixon1208]

As Britt already said, I like them mostly because they have a Texas League series, particularly a Houston team. I love learning about the local players. You know the Giants would come to town for exhibition games every year. Old articles and box scores can be found through the NY Times archives online. Something about reading about an obscure player like Harry Storch (hit Christy Mathewson pretty well) makes the hobby so much fun. Another member actually has a PC of Mathewson at the ballpark in Galveston, TX during one of their exhibition tours. It's on the "Favorite Card" thread now.

[rhettyeakley]

David, very eloquent post, I love it.

On a side note, unless Smead Jolley is the mascot from series 7 he isn't in the set, as he was born in 1902. The Jolley pictured in Series 3's name is Abe.

-Rhett

[Kawika]

Rhett: Smead Jolley, Boy Wonder. Like my tagline says: Anything is possible if you don't know what you're talking about. Goes to show what happens when you don't do your homework. Thanks for the correction; I have edited my post. I could have added Joe Jackson to the conversation but I don't have his T210 and am not expecting to anytime soon.

[Epps]

Wow, that Stengel is amazing!

[Potomac Yank]

Originally Posted by Matt

Sean - looks like Joe picked it up. I asked that because Lindsay relatives have been picking up his cards for several years making them tougher then other "commons" out there (e.g. his 1911 Zeenut).

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I also was a little befuddled by the family comment.
I didn't know about the Lindsay relatives.
Except for one time, I've honored the none competition for a relatives card.
The reason is almost laughable.
I agreed to step aside if any came up ... that is until this mental Giant decided to run up a card (not a relative) that I had already placed a bid on ... you guessed it, all agreements were OFF the table.

Matt, being that you originally posed the Lindsay question, did you have any luck in the auction? ... I hope you did.

[oldjudge]

Here are a few of those boring T210s

[Epps]

Wow, another awesome Stengel!

[oldjudge]

Frank--I'm disappointed. I thought the Angemeier fielding would get a response out of you

[Potomac Yank]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Here are a few of those boring T210s

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The goy on the right is saying ..... "Carry me back to Old Kentucky."

And the guy on the left never had a clue that in about 40 years, he would go to Da Bronx, and do pretty well there.

So much for boredom.

BTW Jay, those are great loookin cards.

[yoyot1]

Is the general interest in the T210 set a fairly recent thing? I started collecting pre-war cards back in 2000-01 with the T206 set, and vaguely remember bypassing a lot of cheap red borders on ebay back then. I've been out of collecting for 4-5 years, so was a little surprised to see some of the prices on the red borders - I checked the most recent SCD price guide I have (2002) and sure enough the prices seem to match my recollection.

[FrankWakefield]

Golly, Jay. What can I say about it... a few of us understand the beauty of these Old Mill red border Bluegrass League cards, and most of the folks could care less. I do thank you for posting it...

Leo Thomas Angermeier played in over 600 professional games. A catcher. In 1921 he hit .321 for the pennant winning Frankfort Statesmen. His average was 84 points better than the next best hitting team-mate. His 147 hits was high for the team; and his 17 doubles tied for team best. He handled the pitchers, anchored the team, and was a main reason they won the pennant. I knew you had that card with his grin and that large catcher's mitt. If I ever stop by for a visit you need to be sure you don't leave that card laying around. Or if you find yourself with a duplicate one day, hollar down Kentucky way.

While that's a beautiful Stengel, it is Angermeier with that glove that I'd ask for, if offered both. How many folks here would say that???

And David, your Goostree leaning on his bat, that is a great card!!! I see that "A" on there, and to some it isn't as attractive as those "50's" you've posted, but that's a really nice, tough card. Second nicest to me is that card of Jeff Tesreau (now how did he get to be called 'Jeff'?). He was a solid pitcher for Mr. McGraw in 1912. McGraw's other starters we've all heard of because of T206... Mathewson, Marquard, Ames, and Wiltse. But I don't think the Giants can win like they did if they'd lost Tesreau and replaced him with a .500 pitcher. I'd not seen a Tesreau card, just knew it was on Mr. Lipset's list. If you find yourself with a spare one that's a bit worn, please let me know!

[rdixon1208]

Hubbard "Hub" Northen - Outfielder
Led Houston to the Texas League Championship in 1910 with a .311 BA and a team leading 160 hits, 7 triples, and 6 HR.

Minors, 15 seasons, .270 BA, 42 HR - Managed 4 seasons

Majors (SLB, CIN, BRO) 3 seasons (162 games), .272 BA, 3 HR



Highlights:

October 9, 1910, During the first game of a double header, Hub Northen “fell all over himself” trying to field a fly ball hit by Nap Lajoie that ended up being a triple. Lajoie got seven more base hits during the twinbill, all of them bunts. This "enabled" Lajoie to overtake Ty Cobb for the season’s batting title.

On September 16, 1912, Casey Stengel made his first major league appearance in the place of Hub, who was sick that day. Stengel got four hits and a walk that day. Northen was released at the end of the season, his last in the big leagues.

Northen is also in the T207 set.