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Title	Keating Candy
Year	1921/1922
Size	2″ x 3 1/4″
Images	Black and White
Type	Candy/Caramel
Number in Set	Unknown

1921/1922 Keating Candy E121/W575-1 Overview

Keating Candy cards are one of the many sets that utilized the design/checklist from the popular W575-1 strip card set and/or E121 American Caramel set. The cards are feature a black and white player image along with his name, position, and team at the bottom. These cards are recognized as both a 1921 issue or a 1922 issue by different collectors.

Backs of the cards is what distinguishes these from other W575-1 and E121 card issues.

The back of these cards include a large advertisement for the James P. Keating Candy Company. The back advertisement is a simple stamp with the James P. Keating Company name. It states they are performed manufacturing and jobbing, selling wholesale only . The company’s address, 1725 11th Street in Sacramento, California, is also provided.

Some cards, such as the one shown, have been found with punch holes in them. Many companies that distributed cards would offer prizes to collectors for redeeming them. It is unclear if those are redeemed cards or just the work of random collectors punching holes into them. Punch hole redemptions were common, however, as companies would use that as a way to indicate if a card had already been redeemed or not. After punching the card, they would sometimes be returned to the collector.

According to this information from the great granddaughter of James Keating, the company started small with James and his wife making chocolates in their kitchen before turning it into a legitimate business in downtown Sacramento. The company then became a liquor distributor after Prohibition.

1921/1922 Keating Candy E121/W575-1 Checklist

Not many Keating Candy cards have been found to date. In addition, a complete W575-1 checklist has never been fully confirmed. That checklist, however, lines up closely with the E121 American Caramel checklist. For that reason, I have listed that checklist below and these would seem to be potential cards that could have a Keating Candy back.

W575-1 Part One (E121 Set of 80 cards)

1. Grover Alexander (arms up)
2. Grover Alexander (arm forward)
3. Jim Bagby
4. Home Run Baker (Frank)
5. Home Run Baker (Franklin)
6. Dave Bancroft (batting)
7. Dave Bancroft (jumping)
8. Ping Bodie
9. George Burns
10. George Burns
11. Owen Bush
12. Max Carey (batting)
13. Max Carey (hands on hips)
14. Cecil Causey
15. Ty Cobb (manager)
16. Ty Cobb (mgr.)
17. Ty Cobb (no manager)
18. Eddie Collins
19. Rip Collins
20. Jake Daubert
21. George Dauss
22. Charles Deal (dark)
23. Charles Deal (light)
24. William Doak
25. Bill Donovan
26. Phil Douglas
27. Johnny Evers (manager)
28. Johnny Evers (mgr.)
29. Red Faber (dark)
30. Red Faber (light)
31. William Fewster
32. Eddie Foster
33. Frankie Frisch
34. Bill Gardner
35. Alexander Gaston (no position)
36. Alexander Gaston (position)
37. Kid Gleason
38. Mike Gonzalez
39. Hank Gowdy
40. John Graney
41. Tom Griffith
42. Heinie Groh
43. Harry Harper
44. Harry Heilmann
45. Walter Holke (portrait)
46. Walter Holke (throwing)
47. Charles Hollarcher
48. Harry Hooper
49. Rogers Hornsby
50. Waite Hoyt
51. Miller Huggins
52. William Jacobson
53. Hughie Jennings
54. Walter Johnson (hands up)
55. Walter Johnson (throwing)
56. James Johnston
57. Joe Judge
58. George Kelly
59. Dickie Kerr
60. P.J. Kilduff
61. Bill Killefer
62. John Lavan
63. Nemo Leibold
64. Duffy Lewis
65. Al Mamaux
66. Rabbit Maranville
67. Carl May
68. Carl Mays
69. John McGraw
70. Jack McInnis
71. M.J. McNall
72. Bob Meusel
73. Emil Meusel
74. Clyde Milan
75. Elmer Miller
76. Otto Miller
77. Guy Morton
78. Eddie Murphy
79. Hy Myers
80. Art Nehf
81. Charles O’Leary
82. Steve O’Neill
83. Roger Peckinpaugh
84. Jeff Pfeffer (Brooklyn)
85. Jeff Pfeffer (St. Louis)
86. Wally Pipp
87. Jack Quinn
88. John Rawlings
89. E.C. Rice
90. Eppa Rixey
91. Tom Rogers
92. Bob Roth
93. Edd Roush
94. “Babe” Ruth
95. Babe Ruth
96. Babe Ruth (George)
97. Bill Ryan
98. Slim Sallee
99. Ray Schalk
100. Wally Schang
101. Ferd Schupp
102. Fred Schupp
103. Everett Scott
104. Hank Severeid
105. Bob Shawkey
106. Pat Shea
107. George Sisler (batting)
108. George Sisler (throwing)
109. Earl Smith
110. Frank Snyder
111. Tris Speaker (Manager)
112. Tris Speaker (Manager – Large)
113. Tris Speaker (Mgr.)
114. Tris Speaker (Mgr. – Large)
115. Milton Stock
116. Amos Strunk
117. Zeb Terry
118. Chester Thomas
119. Fred Toney (trees)
120. Fred Toney (no trees)
121. George Tyler
122. Jim Vaughn (dark cap)
123. Jim Vaughn (white cap)
124. Bob Veach (arm in air)
125. Bob Veach (arms crossed)
126. Oscar Vitt
127. W. Wambsganss
128. Aaron Ward
129. Zack Wheat
130. George Whitted
131. Fred Williams
132. Ivy Wingo
133. Joe Wood
134. Pep Young

W575-1 Part Two (E121 Set of 120 cards)

1. Babe Adams
2. Grover Alexander
3. Jim Bagby
4. Dave Bancroft
5. Turner Barber
6. Bibb Falk
7. Carlson Bigbee
8. L. Bigbee
9. Joe Bush
10. Max Carey
11. Cecil Causey
12. Ty Cobb (batting)
13. Ty Cobb (throwing)
14. Eddie Collins
15. Wilbur Cooper
16. Stan Coveleski
17. Dave Danforth
18. Jake Daubert
19. George Dauss
20. Dixie Davis
21. Lou de Vormer
22. William Doak
23. Phil Douglas
24. Red Faber
25. Ira Flagstead
26. William Fewster
27. Max Flack
28. Frankie Frisch
29. Bill Gardner
30. Alexander Gaston
31. E.P. Gharrity
32. George Gibson
33. Charles Glazner
34. Kid Gleason
35. Hank Gowdy
36. John Graney
37. Tom Griffith
38. Charlie Grimm
39. Heinie Groh
40. Jesse Haines
41. Harry Harper
42. Harry Heilman
43. Harry Heilmann
44. Clarence Hodge
45. Water Holke
46. Charles Hollocher
47. Harry Hooper
48. Rogers Hornsby (2B)
49. Rogers Hornsby (OF)
50. Waite Hoyt
51. Miller Huggins
52. Walter Johnson
53. Joe Judge
54. George Kelly
55. Dickie Kerr
56. P.J. Kilduff
57. Bill Killefer (batting)
58. Bill Killefer (throwing)
59. John Lavan
60. Walter Mails
61. Rabbit Maranville
62. Elwood Martin
63. Carl Mays
64. John McGraw
65. Jack McInnis
66. M.J. McNally
67. Bob Meusel
68. Emil Meusel
69. Clyde Milan
70. Elmer Miller
71. Otto Miller
72. Johnny Mostil
73. Eddie Mulligan
74. Hy Myers
75. Earl Neale
76. Art Nehf
77. Les Nunamaker
78. Joe Oeschger
79. Steve O’Neill
80. Del Pratt
81. John Rawlings (2B)
82. John Rawlings (Utl.)
83. E.C. Rice
84. Eppa Rixey
85. Wilbert Robinson
86. Tom Rogers
87. Ed Rommel
88. Ed Rounnel
89. Edd Roush
90. Muddy Ruel
91. Walter Reuthel
92. “Babe” Ruth (holding ball)
93. “Babe” Ruth (holding bird)
94. “Babe” Ruth (montage)
95. Babe Ruth (holding bird)
96. Babe Ruth (montage)
97. Bill Ryan
98. Ray Schalk (batting)
99. Ray Schalk (catching)
100. Wally Schang
101. Everett Scott
102. Joe Sewell
103. Bob Shawkey
104. Pat Shea
105. Earl Sheely
106. Urban Shocker
107. George Sisler
108. Earl Smith
109. Elmer Smith
110. Frank Snyder
111. Billy Southworth
112. Tris Speaker (large)
113. Tris Speaker (small)
114. Milton Stock
115. Amos Strunk
116. Zeb Terry
117. Fred Toney
118. George Topocer
119. Bob Veach
120. Oscar Vitt
121. Curtis Walker
122. W. Wambsganss
123. Aaron Ward
124. Zack Wheat
125. George Whitted (Brooklyn)
126. George Whitted (Pittsburgh)
127. Fred Williams
128. Ivy WIngo
129. Ross Youngs

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