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Title	Ogden’s Pugilists in Action
Year	1928
Size	1 1/2″ x 2 5/8″
Images	Black and White
Type	Tobacco
Number in Set	50

1928 Ogden’s Pugilists in Action Set Overview

This release issued by Ogden’s tobacco company for its cigarette packages in 1928. 50 cards are in the set, which features famous boxers. The set was one of several that Ogden’s created with boxers in it. It also parallels a set with the same title and pictures distributed by Player’s Cigarettes in the same year.

Cards feature black and white images of boxers with their name, as well as the Ogden’s Cigarettes name, in light colored boxes at the bottom and top of the card, respectively. Those boxes are the distinguishing characteristics of this 1920s tobacco card set. Backs of the cards include a biography of the subject.

While some cards have a lighter background, overall, the cards have a darker-than-normal appearance, such as the Jack Dempsey shown here.

Hall of Famers Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney lead the way on this popular set.

1928 Ogden’s Pugilists in Action Set Checklist

1. Teddy Baker
2. Teddy Baldock
3. Alf Barber
4. Kid Berg
5. Archie Bell
6. Tommy Berry
7. Johnny Brown – Hamilton
8. Johnny Brown – St. Georges
9. Young Johnny Brown
10. Elky Clark
11. Harry Corbett
12. Johnny Curley
13. Johnny Cuthbert
14. Gipsy Daniels
15. Jack Dempsey
16. Frank Fowler
17. Kid Froggy
18. Johnny Hill
19. Jack Hood
20. Alex Ireland
21. Ernie Jarvis
22. Len Johnson
23. Fidel La Barba
24. Phil Lolosky
25. Tommy McInnes
26. Al Mancini
27. Harry Mason
28. Tommy Milligan
29. Frank Moody
30. Ted Moore
31. Teddy Murton
32. Con O’Kelly
33. Paolino
34. Ernie Rice
35. Bob Rimmer
36. Joe Rolfe
37. Ted Sandwina
38. Phil Scott
39. Don Shortland
40. Charlie Smith
41. Kid Socks
42. Bob Spiller
43. Jack Stanley
44. Young Stanley
45. Johnny Sullivan
46. Roland Todd
47. Gene Tunney
48. Mickey Walke
49. George West
50. Fred Young

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