Owen Friend was an interesting choice for Topps in 1952 as he was serving in Korea during the 1951 and 1952 seasons.  The horizontal orientation of his card was no doubt dictated by the fantastic ballpark panorama pictured behind him. The image is off center toward the lower left and also tilted slightly while his black Sharpie autograph hovers in the sky and earned a grade of GEM MINT 9 from PSA/DNA.