What a find! 1916 M101-5 Chicago Examiner Sporting News Uncut Sheet

[nolemmings]

Thanks alot!! I guess I never saw the "suitable for framing" language. Since Mendelsohn advertised sheets in a frame, without glass, this clearly did not come shipped from him. He didn't advertise non-framed sheets as such, although it seems logical he would sell them. Shipped rolled or flat--who knows?

There were a good dozen or more different ads in the Examiner for March and April. One showed Thorpe among others. Others listed Tinker as a shortstop when the card has him as mgr. One identifies Cobb as one of the cards you would receive, when he wasn't even in m101-5. But the most interesting was the first one you linked--it featured a "card" of Matty that never made the set, and it appears to be the same photo used in Mendelsohn's prototype or aborted set from 1917 (I'll have to review my notes). Great resource for sure--thanks again!!

[Shoeless Moe]

http://cgi.ebay.com/1916-M101-5-CHIC...item4aa9de6865

[benchod]

And thar she'll sit in the museum we call BIN

[ls7plus]

Interesting that this thread has been recently revived with the sheet being offered for sale. I can't help but make one comment, though, after reading the entire thread with regard to the statement made back in September that Babe Ruth was a relative unknown in March, 1916. While he certainly wouldn't have been a well-established megastar, he would clearly have been something of a wonderkind, even then! In fact, the Babe had just come off a 18-8 season for the Red Sox in 1915, with a 2.44 ERA. This, as a twenty-year old, following up a 22-9 season as a 19-year old with Baltimore in the International League. I think it would be pretty naive to believe that such a player wouldn't have made just as big a splash as a 20-year old rookie would make today with that kind of record!

Larry

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

http://cgi.ebay.com/1916-M101-5-CHIC...item4aa9de6865

Well, it does have a Best Offer provision. Do you think fifty bucks would be in the ballpark?

[teetwoohsix]

Wouldn't this item do better in a major auction? I would think it would create a shark attack.......

[autograf]

But you'd HAVE to sell it unless there were some hidden reserve. Not entirely sure he wants to sell it. It's a great hallmark piece for ANY collection obviously at any price. Any best offers yet? Adam, I'm going $100 so you'll have to ratchet it up just a hair!

[benchod]

In an auction it would probably sell for around 12-20% of the BIN imho

[Shoeless Moe]

I'd like to see it in a SGC or PSA holder : )

[chaddurbin]

Originally Posted by benchod

In an auction it would probably sell for around 12-20% of the BIN imho

craig that estimate seems low. even a VG ruth goes for about 20k these days. you cut up an oversized ruth here and you still have the rest of the set to work with.