W601 team composite picturing National League managers, along with league president Harry Pulliam. Five of the eight managers depicted are future Hall of Famers, including: Frank Chance (Chicago), Fred Clarke, (Pittsburgh), Hugh Duffy (Philadelphia), Ned Hanlon (Cincinnati), John McGraw (New York). The W601 Sporting Life team composites were originally issued bound inside a portfolio with the National League managers as the top example. Unfortunately, the presented composite does exhibit some color bleeding along left side thanks to the red portfolio cover. Additional staining and wear is also be found in both corners on the right side, with the lower-right suffering from two visible folds.
NOTE: Though there is inconsistency in the hobby as to the dating of this issue, we have elected to follow the guidance of the Standard Catalog, which lists the date as 1905.