In 1911 four tobacco brands Red Sun, Old Mill, Turkey Red and Helmar produced a fabric baseball card known as "silks" They were folded into cigarette packs and given away as a promotion to encourage brand loyalty. Similar to the baseball cards these S74 silks used the same images of players used on the famed T205 baseball card set.

John Joseph McGraw was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager who wasmanager of the New York Giants for close to 30 years. He was also the third baseman of the pennant-winning 1890s Baltimore Orioles teams, noted for their innovative, aggressive play. He was a three time World Series champion in 1905, 1921 & 1922.  John McGraw was inducted into the National Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1937.