Portrait of Jimmy Dykes, manager for the Philadelphia Athletics. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Jimmie Dykes." Printed on back: "Jimmy Dykes. Manager, Philadelphia Athletics. Born: Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 10, 1896. Height: 5-9. Weight: 185. Batted: right. Threw: right. In baseball since 1917. Most of Jimmy's playing career was spent in his home city with the Athletics. It was quite fitting that he should become the A's skipper when Connie Mack retired as manager after piloting the club for half a century. Jimmy managed White Sox, 1934-46. No. 98 in the 1952 series Baseball picture cards. Get a $1.00 value baseball cap of your favorite major league team by sending 5 wrappers and 50 cents to Bowman baseball, P.O. Box 234, New York 23, N.Y. State size: small, medium or large. [Copyright] 1952 Bowman Gum Division, Haelan Laboratories, Inc., Phila. 44, Pa. Ptd. in U.S.A."
