In admiring my 70 or so 1933 Goudey playing cards the opposite day, I used to be struck most by the set’s hidden treasures. Whereas many classic collectors can image the playing cards of Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, et. al., off the highest of their heads, what number of collectors—except they’re die-hard Goudey followers—have even seen the various beautiful playing cards of the set’s lesser stars? I imply, does anybody actually have a saved eBay search going for Frank Demaree?
My plan then is to rely down what I regard because the ten most ignored beauties of the set.
10. Jim Elliott #60
Like most units of its period, the set doesn’t embody true sport motion, nevertheless it does have some art work that’s fairly convincing. What makes this card for me is the baserunner getting a head begin towards third base, however I additionally love Elliott’s stockings and blue sleeves.
9. Lafayette Thompson #13
The set has a number of poses very like this one, i.e., a full physique pose of a batter within the follow-through of his swing, full with stadium backdrop. I’ll confess right here that I used Thompson’s Dodger standing as my tie-breaker!
8. Wesley Ferrell #218
Ferrell’s portrait is one other pose you’ll discover a number of of within the set, however I give his “better of the bunch” standing for the colour within the eyes and cheeks in addition to the dreaminess of the aqua background.
7. Waite Hoyt #60
Hoyt is one in all two Corridor of Famers my countdown consists of. Usually I’d abide by the usual that Corridor of Famers can’t qualify as ignored. Nonetheless, that is almost an ideal card, and good likelihood most baseball followers on the ballpark as we speak have by no means even heard of Hoyt.
6. Invoice Jurges #225
This card is much like the Thompson card in my 9 spot. Nevertheless, this one surges forward based mostly on the superior sleeves and stockings and larger readability of the stadium background, together with wall ads.
5. Frank Demaree #224
Some days this card is my primary, however as we speak it rounds out my prime 5. I additionally trip on what I really like most about it. Possibly it’s the sunshine blue sleeves with their shadowy purple. Possibly it’s the uniform’s crimson piping. Possibly it’s the colours of the background or the way in which the purple transitions into inexperienced. Or generally once I’m feeling imaginative, I see darkish mountains and clouds underneath a inexperienced sky and Demaree a triumphant alpinist.
4. Paul Richards #142
It is a card many Goudey fanatics would fee a simple #1, a minimum of among the many non-Corridor of Famers within the set. Admittedly, I solely drop it to the cleanup spot due to this recognition. In different phrases, the cardboard is so placing that it has already commanded the eye of many informal classic collectors.
3. Billy Herman #227
I think some collectors will have a look at this one and surprise what the large deal is. Nonetheless, in my thoughts it’s actually the proper card. I really like the composition, the folds and shadows of the uniform, the lengthy shadow operating alongside all the bat, and the crimson of Herman’s face towards the blue of the sleeves and cap. It is a card that transports me almost a century again in time, proper there within the ballpark if not on the sector. Little creativeness is required to faux I’m now not taking a look at a baseball card however as an alternative a residing, respiratory baseball participant.
So why solely third place if the cardboard is ideal? Two causes actually. For one factor, the subsequent two playing cards are additionally good! And for one more, Herman is after all a Corridor of Famer, so I’ll already be stretching issues to place him on this pageant of ignored cardboard.
2. Joe Morrissey #97
This card is every thing to the fielder’s pose that Herman was to the batter’s pose. Even the lemon-yellow sky doesn’t take away from the expertise of being proper there on the diamond. “Alright, Jo-Jo! This time flip two!”
1. Charley Root #226
As I stare on the picture on display screen I ponder if I’ve put this card a little bit too excessive. Nevertheless, once I have a look at my private copy, all such doubts are erased. I in all probability do award it some unofficial bonus factors for approaching the heels of the 1932 World Collection and legendary “Referred to as Shot.” That mentioned, the card back makes no point out of this. And imagine it or not, as many skies are within the set, that is the one card of the set’s 240 to incorporate clouds!
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