Though I don't really understand why the Richmond, Va., based Mayo Tobacco Co. would have given the N300 set a New England bias, it's clear that player composition had an Boston-New York-Philadelphia megaplex focus. The entire Boston team, which had won 3 straight pennants from 1891-93, is included (10 of the 40 total players) and 7 other players in the set were New Englanders (Clarkson, Haddock, Latham, Murphy, Hamilton, Robinson and Ryan). Add Brouthers and Joyce, who both had recently played for Boston, and you've got nearly half the set. Brooklyn (6), Philadelphia (6) and New York (5) provided the bulk of the remainder. Only 4 of the 40 (Anson, Dahlen, Glasscock and Pfeffer) were primarily connected to Western clubs, Smith and Kinslow being former Brooklyn players and Ewing a longtime Giant.
Bob Richardson
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