[gailtate]

https://gostanford.com/news/2022/2/24/me...eaker.aspx

Great story about Ed Tucker

thanks for posting!

In that link is a copy of the sports page from the SF Examiner.  It said "Cards nip Colorado".  Stanford had been the Indians from 1930 until 1972.  Anyone know why the paper referred to the team as the "Cards" in 1950?

"Cards" had always been an alternative nickname from the beginning, even used during the "Indian" era, 1931-71. With the advent--and official designation--of "The Cardinal", it kind of fell away like a vestigial organ. Other vintage handles included "Redshirts" and "Redmen" during the '20s. This gave rise to Indians, but at the time was only a reference to the jersey color.

[gailtate]

https://gostanford.com/news/2022/2/24/me...eaker.aspx

Great story about Ed Tucker

thanks for posting!

In that link is a copy of the sports page from the SF Examiner.  It said "Cards nip Colorado".  Stanford had been the Indians from 1930 until 1972.  Anyone know why the paper referred to the team as the "Cards" in 1950?

"Cards" had always been an alternative nickname from the beginning, even used during the "Indian" era, 1931-71. With the advent--and official designation--of "The Cardinal", it kind of fell away like a vestigial organ. Other vintage handles included "Redshirts" and "Redmen" during the '20s. This gave rise to Indians, but at the time was only a reference to the jersey color.