Helmar Polar Night #201 Silver Flint, star catcher Chicago White Stockings

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About the Player

Cap Anson says: "He came to us direct from the Indianapolis Club, where he had been engaged in catching the delivery of "the only Nolan," who was at that time one of the most celebrated of the League pitchers. He was a fine ballplayer, a good, hard worker, but a weak batter, batting being his weakest point. He was generally reliable, and that in spite of the fact that he was a hard drinker, the love of liquor being his besetting weakness. A pluckier man never stood behind a bat, there never coming a ball his way that was too hard for him to handle, or at least to attempt to. In "Old Silver's" day the catcher's glove had not come into use, and all of his work was done with hands that were unprotected. Those hands of his were a sight to behold, and if there is a worse pair to-day in the United States, or a pair that are as bad, I should certainly like to have a look at them. His fingers were bent and twisted out of all shape and looked more like the knotted and gnarled branches of a scrub oak than anything else that I can think of."

About the Series

The glory of 19th century design is revisited in this series by your friends at Helmar. We've kept the look of the early line drawings but improved them so that the players are recognizable. Yet again, all the artwork is original to Helmar and printed in stunning color. We've chosen a beautiful paper with a soft hand that tested best for the subtle color transitions. Each card is about 3" x 5".

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Helmar Polar Night, Chicago White Stockings
Card #	Thumbnail Pic	Player Name	Position	Top Auction Price
2		ANSON, Cap	Bat nearly straight up	$ 338.00
7		Burns, Tom	Hand on hip, with bat	$ 51.00
11		Baldwin, Mark	Throwing underhand	$ 160.50
12		CLARKSON, John	Hands together catching pop up	$ 247.00
13		Williamson, Ned	Hands together catching pop up	$ 391.00
18		CLARKSON, John	Ball forward	$ 60.00
25		CLARKSON, John	Standing on base, hands close	$ 100.00
31		DUFFY, Hugh	Ball up, one foot on path	$ 59.00
32		Flint, Silver	Two gloves, leaning toward ball	$ 158.50
41		Ryan, Jimmy	No cap, about to throw	$ 480.00
42		Sullivan, Marty	Bat end down, arms down	$ 219.00
44		Sunday, Billy	Right arm behind with ball	$ 69.80
48		Williamson, Ned; Hahn, Willie;	Together	$ 57.00
54		Van Haltren, George	Hands just above waist	$ 237.00
73		Daly, Tom	Ball floating at left border	$ 48.00
75		Darling, Dell	Ball coming, one foot on base	$ 31.00
85		Sunday, Billy	Catching pop up pose	$ 63.00
86		Ryan, Jimmy	Fence, building in background	$ 153.50
90		Williamson, Ned	Ball floating, batting pose	$ 34.00
166		Baldwin, Mark	Holding ball high	$ 24.50
182		Burns, Tom	Hand on hip, with bat	$ 41.00
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