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About the Player
A short bio from the Helmar-R319 card back: Ray was born August 31, 1913, in Richmond, Virginia. His first appearance in the Negro Leagues was with Jim Taylor’s powerful Detroit Stars in 1933. Unfortunately the team was having money troubles and “Squatty” was sent to the Elite Giants in Nashville for a spell. The next season he moved on to the Newark Dodgers where he began to gain wide attention due to his fine fielding. It is claimed that he may be a better fielder than even the celebrated Pie Traynor. He moved across town to the Newark Eagles for three seasons before signing with Caracas. There he helped lead the team to the Venezuelan championship.
About the Series
Seven layers make up a Helmar Oasis card. Each layer has to fit perfectly. It takes a long time to construct each card, then scuff it to make it seem well-worn; it's already well-loved, by us. Oasis is designed to evoke the Gaslight Style, a name applied to commercial trade signs of the 1870's through 1890's, in an era that succumbed to electric light. The essence of Helmar Oasis is depth. The pictures of the players arise in a shadowy light, to seem like they're almost emerging from another plane of existence. Each card is about 2.65" x 4". Gouache paintings by J. Scott Pedely.
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