1914 Baltimore News card research...

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by Baseball Rarities

I know of ten examples. Nine are in private hands and one is in the Babe Ruth Museum. There was an 11th, but according to REA, it was lost by its owner.

Are you sure you're not confusing that with the 1933 R306 Butter Cream Confectionery Babe Ruth, which Barry Halper accidentally threw out?

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by Gary Dunaier

Are you sure you're not confusing that with the 1933 R306 Butter Cream Confectionery Babe Ruth, which Barry Halper accidentally threw out?

No, a Baltimore News Ruth was lost by its owner. I know of the Butter Cream Ruth story as well. This Baltimore News Ruth was lost by its owner who already had it in his possession.

[Gary Dunaier]

Bumping this 6-year-old thread to ask a question about the back of the card.

I notice on the back of the Suggs card, there's a space for the name of the owner to be written. There's no such space on the back of the Ruth card. Is that because the Terrapins' schedule was shorter than the Orioles', and they needed something to fill the space?

And does the fact that the space is preceded by the phrase "This Card is Given to" (bold added) provide any clues as to the cards' distribution?