Diamond matchbooks

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by DezHood

On a side note, I started the thread around the time I was researching a player who's matchbook appears here: https://msbsportscards.com/msbsports...chbooks?page=2. The Chicle set has Clark, Presnell, and Caddel, but it turns out the missing backfield mate is no slouch. He may or may not have briefly held the all-time rushing record. I posted on this site to find out, but didn't get much of a response: http://www.pfraforum.org/index.php?showtopic=3588

Hi John,

If I recall correctly, it was thought in the late '30s that Ace Gutowsky broke the all time rushing records but it was later determined that he didn't have as many official yards as was thought and never did hold the record.

jeff

[TanksAndSpartans]

Originally Posted by jefferyepayne

it was later determined that he didn't have as many official yards as was thought and never did hold the record

Thanks Jeff - I really appreciate someone discussing this. It's a personal favorite record - I even remember Jim Brown threatened to come back if a certain individual broke it.

I figured there was some statistical revisions that went on. I really think it's too bad though. Gutowsky was so close to being immortalized. And it wouldn't have taken anything from Battles as he was the original holder.

Specifically, what I found is that on 10-26-39, the newspapers were saying Gutowsky had bested Battles 3,399-3398. Now, we see Battles with a 3511-3279 lead. So Battles gained 113 yards after his retirement and Gutowsky lost 120 after he retired. Good thing I'm not a conspiracy theorist, I'd say someone didn't want Gutowsky in the record books. Thanks Again.

[swarmee]

But my favorites are my John "Stumpy" Thomason books. Stumpy received a bear during his Rose Bowl trip in Jan 1929 and let it live under the GT bleachers. Nice that he got a "card"/matchbook.