Jackie Robinson older brother Mack ~ 1936 Olympic sprinter in German set

Michael B · #1 06-11-2019, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Huysmans

Thanks for stating the actual facts and setting the record straight.

Glad to do it Brent. Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken created these cards with the intent that they would be glued into the albums. As such the information on the back was not always accurate. They did Olympic albums for 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936. The first three were single volumes. The 1936 had two volumes, Band 1 and Band 2. Jack Shea, the American double gold medalist in speedskating at the 1932 Olympics is misidentified on the back of a card that shows him. I have an original press photo that is the same image as the card which gives the correct identity.

Life member International Society of Olympic Historians.

stone193 · #2 06-11-2019, 03:19 PM

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Mack Robinson is not dissed in this photo. This card shows round 1 heat 12 of the 100m dash. It is not the finals

Thanx for the information.

Would never have known this from the album.

Here's the article where I got the info on his qualification:

stone193 · #3 06-11-2019, 03:40 PM

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This card shows round 1 heat 12 of the 100m dash.

Did you mean 200m dash for this card?

Michael B · #4 06-11-2019, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by stone193

Did you mean 200m dash for this card?

No, 100 meters. There were twelve heats in round 1 of the 100m dash. There were only 8 heats in round 1 of the 200m dash. When I wrote my reply the third sentence should have said "It is not the finals of the 200m" rather than "It is not the finals". I could see where that may cause confusion. I just corrected that sentence in my original reply.

stone193 · #5 06-11-2019, 05:10 PM

Thanx for the reply Michael.

I have no knowledge of olympics.

When I saw the thread, it reminded me I had this album that I picked up in a lot of WS programs. Had no idea Robinson had a brother in the olympics.

The only card of the 200m race in my album is the one I posted.

The only info I knew was what was on my scan regarding the trials and Mack.

Appreciate the information.

Michael B · #6 06-12-2019, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by stone193

Thanx for the reply Michael.

I have no knowledge of olympics.

When I saw the thread, it reminded me I had this album that I picked up in a lot of WS programs. Had no idea Robinson had a brother in the olympics.

The only card of the 200m race in my album is the one I posted.

The only info I knew was what was on my scan regarding the trials and Mack.

Appreciate the information.

The card you show is from the M�hlen Franck set. M�hlen Franck Kaffee issued these cards. These were a more standard card size and printed on regular cardstock unlike the Reemstma aka Sammelwerk set which was printed on thin paper. The Franck's were probably the first true Olympic only card set and they covered the Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Summer Olympics in Berlin. The set was purportedly 200 cards though no official checklist was issued. The first Olympic basketball card was in this set. It shows an American player (William Wheatley?) making a layup. There are three Jesse Owens' cards in the set - 100m, long jump and the card you have for the 200m. There is also a card of the silver medal winning Canadian Ice Hockey team and at least two cards showing Adolph Hitler.

stone193 · #7 06-12-2019, 07:50 PM

Wow Michael - I didn't see this card when running thru them!

Outdoor basketball!

I looked up the '36 roster but they don't include jersey numbers.

And, on one web, I found a list of who used what numbers in the olympics - unfortunately #12 doesn't go all the way to 1936.

Thanx for all the info.

HR JR · #8 07-26-2020, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael B

The card you show is from the M�hlen Franck set. M�hlen Franck Kaffee issued these cards. These were a more standard card size and printed on regular cardstock unlike the Reemstma aka Sammelwerk set which was printed on thin paper. The Franck's were probably the first true Olympic only card set and they covered the Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Summer Olympics in Berlin. The set was purportedly 200 cards though no official checklist was issued. The first Olympic basketball card was in this set. It shows an American player (William Wheatley?) making a layup. There are three Jesse Owens' cards in the set - 100m, long jump and the card you have for the 200m. There is also a card of the silver medal winning Canadian Ice Hockey team and at least two cards showing Adolph Hitler.

I was checking through the threads looking for some help with this set. I purchased a Lot of the Reemtsma (Band II) cards and was surprised to find that they were printed on such thin paper. The other question I had, and I was hoping you could help me with, is are there different sizes for these cards?

I find online that the cards measure about 5" x 7" but the ones I purchased measure about 4 3/4" x 3 1/8"

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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