Lot # 115: 1910-1911 M116 Sporting Life Partial Set (146) with (23) Type 3 Backs

As “the recognized authority on all matters base ball,” it’s understandable that the 1910-1911 M116 Sporting Life designation would cover all players from the legendary to the obscure. Although the offered 1910-1911 M116 Sporting Life partial set of (146) different cards is comprised of rank-and-file big leaguers, the sheer quantity of these 115-year-old relics are difficult to find in such quantity! These timeless portraits are found in a wide variety of dimensions and approximately 40 to 45% display varying degrees of reverse album residue. With deference to those condition factors, the more common Type 1 & 2 backs have an overall approximate condition breakdown of 35% EX-MT or better, 40% EX, 15% VG to VG-EX and 10% trimmed. Part of a larger 1910-1911 M116 Sporting Life near set break available throughout this auction. All cards are found with blue backs. Subjects include: Type 1 Backs (64 cards): With Abbaticchio, Backman, Barry, Beck, Beebe, Bell, Berger, Birmingham, Burch, Bush, Conroy, Crandall, H. Davis (Pastel), Doolan, J. Doyle, L. Doyle (Pastel), Dygert, Ellis, Ewing, Foxen, Fromme, B. Graham, P. Graham, Hall, Hartsel, Herzog, Hoblitzell, Hunter, Hyatt, Jacklitsch, Knabe, Livingston, Lobert, Mattern, McConnell (Boston), McElveen, McGuire, McMillan, McQuillan (Pastel, Philadelphia), Merkle, Milan, Moran, Morgan, Moriarty, Murray, Needham, P. O’Connor, O’Hara (FR, paper loss), O’Leary, Pfeister, Phelps, Reisling, Scanlan, Schmidt, Schulte, Snodgrass, Spade, Stallings, Stephens, B. Sweeney, Turner, White, O. Wilson, Wolter; Type 2 Backs (59 cards): With Barger, Bemis, Bergen, Bradley, Bransfield, B. Brown, Camnitz, Carrigan, Coombs, Corridon, Dahlen, Delahanty, Devlin (EX-MT, Blue Back), Donahue, Donovan (Pastel), Downey, Engle, Ferguson, Gibson (Pastel), Grant, Hofman, Hummel, D. Jones (Pastel), Karger, Kling, Konetchy, Krause, Leach (Pastel), Leever, Lennox, H. Lord (Pastel), Lush,  Magee, McLean, D. Miller, M. Mitchell, Moren (NM, Blue Back), Mullin (EX, Blue Back), Murphy, Overall, Parent, Pelty, Raymond, Reulbach, Rucker (EX-MT, Blue Back), Sallee, Seymour (New York), F. Smith, Stahl, Steinfeldt, Street, Suggs, Tenney (Pastel), I. Thomas (Pastel), Thoney, Unglaub, He. Wagner, Willett, Wiltse; Type 3 Backs (23 cards): With Atkins (VG-EX), R. Collins (EX), Criss (NM), Demmitt (trimmed), Devore (EX), Erwin (EX), Fletcher (trimmed), L. Gardner (EX), Killifer (EX), J. Lake (NM), Lathers (trimmed), McInnis (VG-EX), Meloan (VG-EX), Myers (EX), Oakes (EX), Payne (EX), Ray (EX), Sharpe (EX), Simon (EX-MT), C. Smith (EX-MT), J. Walsh (EX, Gray Background), Zimmerman (EX-MT), Zwilling (VG-EX);

Note: Due to rudimentary factory printing techniques of the age, significant centering/size variances are present.