MAGIE/Magee, spell error or mix up....your thoughts ?

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Call me a contrarian....or whatever....but, I have never accepted the "broken plate" explanation for Plank, and I cannot buy
that they "yanked" the Magie card just because of a simple "spelling error". There are at least 20 other spelling errors in the
T206 set....so, I ask....why weren't they corrected ?

My conjecture is that the T206 designers initially confused Sherry Magee with a player named Magie on the Syracuse team in
the New York State Lge. Shown here is Mr. Magie, from pages in my 1906 Spalding BB Guide. Also, I've identified eight players
in this League who appear in the T206 set. Although this was Class A ball, this League was the source of quite a few HOFers
and was one of the "hotspots" of many Major Lge. scouts back then.

Furthermore, to add more "fuel" to the confusion factor, besides Magie, there was also a Magee (possibly Lee) that played in
this League at the same time......I will conclude by saying that it appears that the T206 designers were not that concerned
about "spelling errors".....but were very diligent about identifying the correct player with their picture; and, that is why they
corrected MAGIE to MAGEE.
Just consider this....here is a set with 524 cards....389 different Subjects and there isn't another wrong pix with a wrong name
....that is very rare in the production of 20th Century (large) sportscards sets.

Just some thought-provoking stuff for you T206 guys....let us hear your opinions on this subject ?

TED Z