Charles H. "Pretzels" Getzien was born in Germany, but came over and became a very solid pitcher in the early days of baseball. For five straight years from 1886 through 1890, Getzien won 18 or more games, winning 30 in the first year of that streak. He went 4-2 for the Detroit Wolverines in the 1887 World Series, leading the team to the championship over the St. Louis Browns, 10 games to 5. Getzien has five different poses in the N172 set. This 1889 issue depicts the Indianapolis pitcher at the end of his throwing motion, holding a ball in his right hand which is extended out toward the camera.

Some Old Judge cards from 1889 and 1890 have a pink hue to the front of the card, as does this example, although very slight. It was around this time when photographers invented a way to add colored dye to the albumen photographic process. The color pink was the most commonly used since chemically it worked best. However, often times, this additional chemical changed the development process and immediately left the images faded and looking underdeveloped. Some collectors consider these pink (or purple, or brownish pink) examples to be different variants of the card. Notice that the back of the card is the normal color that the rest of the set appears to be, it is only the front which is dyed.

When it comes to the image itself, this one is slightly faded, as is normally the case with pink toned Old Judges. The back of the card has been stamped in purple with the name of a former owner, but that does not affect the front. Diamond cutting is prevalent, but has not cut off any pertinent text or imagery.