Exciting New Hobby Find - 1893 Just So Tobacco Buck Ewing!

[bcbgcbrcb]

The pose is not the same as the Mayo card is it?

[Matt]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

The pose is not the same as the Mayo card is it?

nope.

[egbeachley]

Can someone explain why it was presumed to exist?

[Andy Baran]

Originally Posted by egbeachley

Can someone explain why it was presumed to exist?

The Just So Tobacco set is a set of cards that only depicts members of the 1893 Cleveland Spiders. Buck Ewing was a member of the 1893 Spiders, but until now, no card of him in this set was known.

[botn]

Andy,

Thanks to you and the owner for sharing the image. Pretty spectacular find. What were the circumstances of the home renovation that lead to the card's discovery? Just wondering how close the hobby was to never seeing this card.

Thank you,

Greg

[nolemmings]

IMO, the card would likely exist because of the subject matter. The Just So set depicts only Cleveland Spiders and coming off their best season where they made it to the World Championship Series. They acquired the popular and highly regarded Ewing in February '93, nearing the end of his career. It would seem odd to exclude him from the set, particularly as Frank Boyd is included--who played 2 games his entire career, as was Tom Williams, who pitched but 7 games in his career.

The Spiders traded George Davis to get him, and Davis was not in the Just So set (or has not been found). If the cards were printed before the trade, then it would seem Davis and not Ewing should be in the set, and that gave me some hesitation, although because Boyd played his only 2 games in 1893, it seemed likely the season must have started by the time the cards were printed and thus Ewing would be the one in the set, not Davis.

Jimmy McAleer was a speedy centerfielder and pretty important cog on that Spider team also. I believe his card is out there, somewhere.

[GrayGhost]

Not to be a pessimist, but a "picture is a picture". Isnt it even remotely possible that a card previously undiscoverd, isn't real? I mean, circumstances and from the great information Ive gathered from you knowledgable people, tell me it is real. But, what about getting it graded, for paper age, stock, etc, as Authentic?

[Wesley]

Great discovery. Each Just So card is one of a kind?

[Andy Baran]

Originally Posted by Wesley

Great discovery. Each Just So card is one of a kind?

Each of the Hall of Famers (Young, Clarkson, Burkett, and now Ewing) are one of a kind known at present. There are a few commons in the set that have more than 1 known example.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

Not to be a pessimist, but a "picture is a picture". Isnt it even remotely possible that a card previously undiscoverd, isn't real? I mean, circumstances and from the great information Ive gathered from you knowledgable people, tell me it is real. But, what about getting it graded, for paper age, stock, etc, as Authentic?

Scott- many members on this board have handled one or more Just So baseball cards. I have handled several and owned a few. The answer is yes, it could be faked, and no this isn't a fake. Once you handle enough vintage cards there are only a few sets that make you scratch your head on easily knowing if they are fake or not. This is a nice real card that this gentleman found. Fro-Joys and Babe Ruth Candy cards are the most faked and some of the hardest to tell......regards

[Bob Lemke]

Thanks for sharing this with the hobby, Andy.