I found these old pictures in a book purchased at an estate sale a couple months ago. I have no idea who any of the people in the photos are. Click on the pic below for a BIG view. I was trying to figure out what the writing on the black-bordered card is. Obviously something on Pike St. in Port Jervis, NY…but what does it say above that? Lunderius? Dunderius? Lundenius?
Yep.. unfortunately I sold it a couple years ago.
Still going through boxes of cards I haven’t messed with in awhile, I found this awesome card, dated 1985 from “Big League Cards” featuring Babe Ruth and western movie star Tom Mix as “American Heroes” for 1932.
Is Babe Ruth showing Tom Mix how to shoot? What exactly is going on in this painting?
When trying to find a connection (other than the time period) between Babe Ruth and Tom Mix, I found out that Tom Mix evidently once owned a semi-pro baseball league “composed of movie folks and competed in a league of movie people that was organized for fun, not for charity or publicity.” (link). Not that it’s a connection to Ruth at all, just a connection to baseball.
The back of the card says “The last year Babe Ruth hit as many as 40 HR was 1932. Tom Mix made his debut in ‘talkies’ the same year.”
Under that it says “Lindbergh, Weismuller, Ruth & Mix put the roar in the 20′s. No other time in history were ‘heroes’ so bonafide. When Ruth hit a HR it was electrifying. When Mix performed a stunt with his horse Tony, the world was in awe. All were ultimate heroes.”
Being Memorial Day weekend, I’m not so sure I agree with everything said on the back of the card — but it’s still a pretty cool card.
BIG THANKS TO ALL THE HEROES IN OUR ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR OUR COUNTRY AND FREEDOM.
once again, big thanks to Matthew (aka Halosfan) for sending me some awesome boxing cards (as he’s done several times before!) From the 2008 Topps Co-Signers set, i received Boom Boom Mancini and Kelly Pavlik, as well as a Dual Autograph card featuring Vic Darchinyan and Danny Green..Â
I haven’t been buying much stuff lately, so finding these in my mailbox today was great! Click the images below for a larger view.
 
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i was reading the CU forums a few days ago and found this post about an awesome custom card featuring Charley Pride, made by by Bob Lemke to resemble the 1954 Bowman baseball set..
yes, Charley Pride the hall-of-fame country music singer was a professional baseball in the Negro Leagues before he made a name for himself in music..
check out the scan of the card below (click the photo for a larger view)..
see more of Bob Lemke’s custom creations at http://www.tinyurl.com/customcards.. he also has one of the best card blogs on the internet, check it out @ http://boblemke.blogspot.comÂ
as i’ve said before, i collect all kinds of stuff besides just rickey henderson.. a friend of mine (Halosfan) from the CU forums knows I enjoy sports in which people get punched in the face, and he sends me some cool boxing cards sometimes.. he’s sent me several over the years, but here are the latest two.. I think my favorite is the Jack Slack card.. homeboy just seems like a badass.. he died in 1778, and the back of the card says little is known about him except that he was also a butcher, and a “master with the broad-sword”..
click the photos to see bigger scans..
