1922 Boys’ Friend Rising Boxing Stars Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’
Title | Boys’ Friend Rising Boxing Stars |
Year | 1922 |
Size | 1 5/8″ x 2 1/2″ |
Images | Black and White |
Type | Publications |
Number in Set |
15 |
1922 Boys’ Friend Rising Boxing Stars Overview
These cards were distributed by Boys’ Friend publication, a British tabloid newspaper.
The company previously distributed a 1911 set of only three cards. This one was significantly larger and had a different look. These were given away with the publication with a different card appearing each week during a brief period in 1922 from May 6 through August 12. They are commonly mistaken for being a 1920 set but were distributed in 1922.
Cards have black and white images with white borders. The backs had a few different styles early on, although after the third card, the same vertical design was used on all. Backs included the boxer’s name and a biography of the subject. The bottom of the card indicated that another card would be given away the following week. At the conclusion of the series, the publication then issued a set of footballers.
1922 Boys’ Friend Rising Boxing Stars Checklist
- George Cook (May 6)
- Johnny Brown (May 13)
- Johnny Basham (May 20)
- Charles Penwill (May 27)
- Charles Ledoux (June 3)
- Jim Higgins (June 10)
- Seaman James Hall (June 17)
- Bugler Lake (June 24)
- Soldier Horace Jones (July 1)
- Arthur Wyns (July 8)
- Tommy Harrison (July 15)
- Dick Smith (July 22)
- Eugene Criqui (July 29)
- Frank Goddard (August 5)
- Bermondsey Billy Wells (August 12)
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