Pre-War Cards

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1930 Sweetacres Sports Champions Overview

Sweetacres was a gum company based out of Australia. They produced numerous trading card sets with some featuring athletes. This set pictured champion athletes from around the world.

Many different sports were the focal point of this set, including boxing, tennis, golf, and wrestling, among others. American collectors will be familiar with some of the names presented in the release.

Fronts of the cards were in black and white featuring a particular subject with his/her name printed at the bottom. Backs included a mention of the Sweetacres Gum Company as well as a mention that there were 48 cards in the set. Backs also include a brief biographical snippet on the subject pictured as well as a card number.

Keys to the set include tennis greats Bill Tilden and Helen Wills-Moody, golf star Bobby Jones, and legendary cricketers Jack Hobbs and Don Bradman. Other notable cards are of the two wrestlers in the set, Jim Londos and Tom Lurich.

Also key to the set is the card of tennis Hall of Famer Ellsworth Vines. Vines was an extraordinary player and this set contains his recognized rookie card.

1930 Sweetacres Sports Champions Checklist

1. Jack Crawford
2. Viv. McGrath
3. Bill Tilden
4. Harry Hopman
5. Ellsworth Vines
6. Helen Wills-Moody
7. Boy Charlton
8. Francis Bult
9. Bonnie Mealing
10. Claire Dennis
11. Arne Borg
12. Noel Ryan
13. Charles Kingsford-Smith
14. Bert Hinkler
15. C.W.A. Scott
16. Amy Johnson
17. J. Mollison
18. J. Pike
19. R. Lewis
20. Ted Bartle
21. James Munro
22. W. Duncan
23. Peter Pan
24. Manfred
25. Windbag
26. Phar Lap
27. Ambrose Palmer
28. Les Darcy
29. Don Athaldo
30. Tom Lurich
31. Jim Londos
32. Jim Carlton
33. E.W. Carr
34. Ivo Whitton
35. Bobby Jones
36. Jim Ferrier
37. Walt Lindrum
38. Clark McConacny
39. Bobby Pearce
40. Ted Phelps
41. Sir Henry Seagrave
42. Malcolm Campbell
43. Kaye Don
44. Gar Wood
45. Hubert Opperman
46. Duncan Gray
47. Jack Hobbs
48. Don Bradman