By BABE WAXPAK, Scripps Howard News Service

Dear Babe:

I have an Upper Deck Frank Thomas Future Heroes card (No. 62).

-- Karon Bussinger, Grand Island, Neb.

Your card is part of a 10-card insert set from 1993. That set is, in turn, part of 100 insert cards that were consecutively numbered over eight years.

The first cards went into 1990 high-numbered packs.

Dear Babe: I have a boxed edition of Ben Hogan's "Five Lessons, The Modern Fundamentals of Golf." It is from 1957. -- Ron Erickson, Beaumont, Calif.

Dear Ron: Da Babe was scratching his head, trying to find a "boxed edition" of this Hogan's book, which apparently is a reprint of five lessons that first appeared in Sports Illustrated.

Dear Babe: I have a boxed edition of Ben Hogan's "Five Lessons, The Modern Fundamentals of Golf." It is from 1957. -- Ron Erickson, Beaumont, Calif.

Dear Ron: Da Babe was scratching his head, trying to find a "boxed edition" of this Hogan's book, which apparently is a reprint of five lessons that first appeared in Sports Illustrated.

Dear Babe: I have a ticket stub from the Feb. 25, 1964, fight between Sonny Liston and Cassius Clay (now Muhammad Ali) in Miami. I was there with my father -- really exciting.

-- Bob McGrath, Redding, Calif.

Dear Babe: My dad was a Minneapolis resident during the 1940s and '50s. When he passed away, he left us four playoff programs titled "Lakers News 1952-1953." Each has 56 pages. The only one signed is of the NBA Finals. They are about 8.25 inches by 10.75 inches. One red, one green, one blue and one yellow cover, which is the only one autographed. There are more than 20 signatures in pencil.

Dear Babe: My grandfather passed away several years ago and left me a box of baseballs. One is a New York Yankees baseball covered with signatures. Here are some I can make out: Casey Stengel and Mickey Mantle on the sweet spot; Whitey Ford, Billy Martin, Vic Raschi, Johnny Mize and Steve Kraly. -- Kent Tierney, Pleasanton, Calif.

Dear Babe: My name is Ben and I am 11. I have a 1953 Topps card of John Podres (No. 263) on the Brooklyn Dodgers. -- Ben L., Nashua, N.H.

It's always nice to hear from younger readers. You've got yourself a valuable card. That's Podres' rookie card.

Dear Babe: My name is Ben and I am 11. I have a 1953 Topps card of John Podres (No. 263) on the Brooklyn Dodgers. -- Ben L., Nashua, N.H.

It's always nice to hear from younger readers. You've got yourself a valuable card. That's Podres' rookie card.

Dear Babe: I recently came across a 32-page program for Major League Baseball Opening Day in Los Angeles April 18, 1958, and was just curious as to whether you thought anyone might find it interesting. This game was against the San Francisco Giants. I kept the box score showing the inning-by-inning field activity and scoring. which the Dodgers won, 6-5.

Dear Babe: I have the 11-print set of Craig Pursley drawings that were used for 1990 Bowman inserts. I saw your column on them. When you're talking about objects that are signed, are you referring to the artist or the player?