The 1907 Hutchinson (Kansas) Salt Packers were a low-level minor league team toiling in the Western Association. Just four ballplayers from this team would go on to taste major league action - pitcher Raleigh Atchison pitched in 34 games across three seasons with the Dodgers, outfielder Ned Pettigrew played in two games with the Buffalo Buffeds of the 1914 Federal League, and pitcher George Zackert pitched in five games with the Cardinals in 1911 and 12. The fourth player, however, was Smoky Joe Wood, one of the most popular hurlers of his era, owner of a 11-year Major League career that saw him win 34 games in 1912 and then after an arm injury ended his pitching career saw him drive in 66 runs in 1917 his first year as an outfielder. Wood remains one of the most popular non-HOFers among collectors today, his memorabilia highly desirable. This early postcard is particularly scarce a "pre-rookie" card of Wood. With no postal use the card has received a grade of VG/EX 4 from SGC largely due to the outstanding image which features 14 players surrounding an image of Hutchison's Athletic Park the club's home field. The 17-year-old Wood is pictured prominently on the card - the babyfaced kid would win 18 games against 11 losses in just under 200 innings that season his last stop in the low-level minors. By the end of 1908 he was pitching with the Red Sox and within just three years he was a regular in the rotation. An excellent example of a very difficult card.