Sunday 23 March 2014

Amalgamated Press / The Champion - AMA-305-1/AMC-16-1A Sporting Champions


1922-23
AMA-305-1/AMC-16-1A Sporting Champions
Amalgamated Press / The Champion
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Sometimes listed as a set of 66 cards, the Sporting Champions is actually a set of 62 cards. The last four are included here because of this error, but are from a new series of just four cards called Famous British Record Breakers. Another reason for including these four cards is that Howard Baker, although listed as an athlete (he competed at the 1912 and 1920 Olympic Games) he was also a footballer, appearing with a number of teams, most notably Chelsea and Everton, and was an England international. Card no. 59 is of a boxer that was issued in a sub-set called Famous Footballers and is listed seperatly here. A few of the cards feature two sports personalities.


AMA-305-1/AMC-16-1A Sporting Champions


1.  Georges Carpentier (Boxer)   -   issue no. 1, dated 28 January, 1922

2.  Jimmy Wilde (Boxer)   -   ENGLISH issue   -  issue no. 2, dated 04 February, 1922
2.  Jimmy Wilde (Boxer)   -   SCOTTISH issue   -  issue no. 2, dated 04 February, 1922
3.  J. Rutherford (Arsenal and England)   -   ENGLISH issue   -   issue no. 3, dated 11 February, 1922
3.  J. Gilchrist (Celtic)   -   SCOTTISH issue   -   issue no. 3, dated 11 February, 1922
4.  Horace Barnes (Manchester City)   -   ENGLISH issue   -   issue no. 4, dated 18 February, 1922
4.  Alex Troup (Everton)   -   SCOTTISH issue   -   issue no. 4, dated 18 February, 1922
5.  Jessie Pennington (West Bromwich Albion)   -   ENGLISH issue   -   issue no. 5, dated 25 February, 1922
5.  N. Harper (Hibernian)   -   SCOTTISH issue   -   issue no. 5, dated 25 February, 1922
6.  Steve Donoghue (Jockey)   -   issue no. 6, dated 04 March, 1922
7.  Frank Bullock (Jockey)   -   issue no. 7, dated 11 March, 1922
8.  Bernard Carslake (Jockey)   -   issue no. 8, dated 18 March, 1922
9.  Jack Dempsey (Boxer)   -   issue no. 9, dated 25 March, 1922
10.  Kid Lewis (Boxer)   -   issue no. 10, dated 01 April, 1922
11.  Boy McCormick (Boxer)   -   issue no. 11, dated 08 April, 1922
12.  Bombadier Billy Wells (Boxer)   -   issue no. 12, dated 15 April, 1922
13.  Joe Beckett (Boxer)   -   issue no. 13, dated 22 April, 1922
14.  Mike Honeyman (Boxer)   -   issue no. 14, dated 29 April, 1922
15.  Pete Herman (Boxer)   -   issue no. 15, dated 06 May, 1922
16.  Ernie Rice (Boxer)   -   issue no. 16, dated 13 May, 1922
17.  Jabez Wolffe (Swimming)   -   issue no. 17, dated 20 May, 1922
18.  Johnny Wilson (Boxer)   -   issue no. 18, dated 27 May, 1922
19.  Benny Leonard (Boxer)   -   issue no. 19, dated 03 June, 1922
20.  Johnny Buff (Boxer)   -   issue no. 20, dated 10 June, 1922
21.  J.B. Hobbs (Cricket)   -   issue no. 21, dated 17 June, 1922
22.  H. Strudwick (Cricket)   -   issue no. 22, dated 24 June, 1922
23.  Cecil Parkin (Cricket)   -   issue no. 23, dated 01 July, 1922
24.  The Hon. L.H. Tennyson (Cricket)   -   issue no. 24, dated 08 July, 1922
25.  J.W. Hearne (Cricket)   -   issue no. 25, dated 15 July, 1922
26.  P.G.H. Fenden (Cricket)   -   issue no. 26, dated 22 July, 1922
27.  Wilfred Rhodes (Cricket)   -   issue no. 27, dated 29 July, 1922
28.  Andrew Ducat (Footballer)   -   issue no. 28, dated 05 August, 1922
29.  W.R. Walker (Aston Villa) / Frank Goddard (Boxer)   -   issue no. 29, dated 12 August, 1922

AMA-305-2 Famous Football Captains


30.  J. Carmichel (Grimsby Town)   -   issue no. 30, dated 19 August, 1922

31.  C. Shaw (Celtic) / George Wilson (Sheffield United)   -   issue no. 31, dated 26 August, 1922
32.  Fred Parker (Clapton Orient)   -   issue no. 32, dated 02 September, 1922
33.  C.M. Buchan (Sunderland) / J. McColl (Preston North End)   -   issue no. 33, dated 09 September, 1922
34.  Joe Shaw (Arsenal)   -   issue no. 34, dated 16 September, 1922
35.  J.A. Davies (Rugby Union) / A. Feebury (Crystal Palace)   -   issue no. 35, dated 23 September, 1922
36.  C.S. Rance (Derby County)   -   issue no. 36, dated 30 September, 1922
37.  J. Brownlie (Third Lanark) / J. Fay (Southport)   -   issue no. 37, dated 07 October, 1922
38.  R.C. Brittan (Cardiff City)   -   issue no. 38, dated 14 October, 1922
39.  J. Harrow (Chelsea)   -   issue no. 39, dated 21 October, 1922
40.  A. Sturgess (Sheffield United)   -   issue no. 40, dated 28 October, 1922
41.  Levy Thorpe (Lincoln City)   -   issue no. 41, dated 04 November, 1922
42.  Battling Siki (Boxer)   -   issue no. 42, dated 11 November, 1922
43.  William Voisey (Millwall)   -   issue no. 43, dated 18 November, 1922
44.  Moses Russell (Plymouth Argyle)   -   issue no. 44, dated 25 November, 1922
45.  Arthur Grimsdell (Tottenham Hotspur)   -   issue no. 45, dated 02 December, 1922
46.  B. Fletcher (Burnley)   -   issue no. 46, dated 09 December, 1922
47.  J. Wetter (Newport R.F.C.)   -   issue no. 47, dated 16 December, 1922
48.  F. Womack (Birmingham)   -   issue no. 48, dated 23 December, 1922
49.  James Seddon (Bolton Wanderers)   -   issue no. 49, dated 30 December, 1922
50.  Val Gregory (Wolverhampton Wanderers)   -   issue no. 50, dated 06 January, 1923
51.  R.C.W. Pickles (Bristol R.F.C.)   -   issue no. 51, dated 13 January, 1923
52.  W. McCracken (Newcastle United)   -   issue no. 52, dated 20 January, 1923
53.  D. Shea (Fulham)   -   issue no. 53, dated 27 January, 1923
54.  Andrew Cunningham (Rangers)   -   issue no. 54, dated 03 February, 1923
55.  S. Chedgzoy (Everton)   -   issue no. 55, dated 10 February, 1923
56.  W.E. Rawlings (Southampton)   -   issue no. 56, dated 17 February, 1923
57.  F. Moss (Aston Villa)   -   issue no. 57, dated 24 February, 1923

AMA-305-3/AMC-16-3 Famous Footballers


58.  T.G. Bromilow (Liverpool)   -   issue no. 58, dated 03 March, 1923

60.  "Fanny" Walden (Tottenham Hotspur)   -   issue no. 60, dated 17 March, 1923
61.  F. Titmuss (Southampton)   -   issue no. 61, dated 24 March, 1923
62.  J. Mew (Manchester United)   -   issue no. 62, dated 31 March, 1923

Famous British Record Breakers


1.  Howard Baker (Athletics)   -   issue no. 63, dated 07 April, 1923

2.  H. Ross (Athletics)   -   issue no. 64, dated 14 April, 1923
3.  Roland Todd (Boxer)   -   issue no. 65, dated 21 April, 1923
4.  J. Hatfield (Swimming)   -   issue no. 66, dated 28 April, 1923

Unclassified


59.  Billy Matthews (Boxer)   -   issue no. 59, dated 10 March, 1923



6 comments:

  1. I have a full set myself so I found this caption very interesting and informative.

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  2. Hi Alan,
    The back of my English No.2 card states "Next Week - The first of your Football Favourites" and does not name J Rutherford.
    Regards,
    Derek Golson

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    1. Hi Derek,

      Thanks for letting me know, I'll remove that note from my checklist.

      Alan

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  3. Alex Troup never played for Chelsea, should be Everton at this time.

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