Beautiful photograph of Smoky Joe Wood, as distributed on October 31, 1912 by the Sporting News as part of an issue that featured 100 different supplements distributed between 1909 and 1913. As the authenticating companies begin to grade more examples from the issue, their scarcity becomes more apparent, as each supplement was, essentially, issued on one day and then became part of history. As such, the keys from this issue have become quite sought after in any condition.

This offering has been well-preserved, despite the fact it is not in a slab. While it does exhibit some age-related wear - particularly some light surface and edge wear - the rest of this offering has tremendous eye appeal. The details on this photo are spectacular, particularly the small bill on Wood's cap and his wonderfully floppy glove.

While the piece does have some light creasing and corner wear particularly in the top right, this image is still extremely presentable and would make for an excellent display. This 1909-13 M101-2 Sporting News Supplement of Smoky Joe Wood is an outstanding document, particularly interesting to Boston or Cleveland collectors.