These medium size colorful Baseball Karuta Cards were made in 1952-1953.
The set has Baseball Players, Sumo Wrestlers and Olympic Stars.
They were issued by a Youth Magazine as a New Years Gift in December 1952.
These cards are Catalogued as JK 20 in the Japanese Baseball Card Catalog.
They are fairly scarce overall.
these are ranked R3, meaning est.11-99 of ea. card known.
Kaoru Betto 別当 薫
is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
Betto was a player from 1948-1957, 1950 MVP
He was also a manager from 1952-1973
'The DUDE' in the movie 'The Big Lebowski' wore a Kaoru Betto shirt in movie.