The little wooden chip is apart of the game used bat....the green bit is supposed to be the green playing field so its just the background. Dont have the back scan of the card up but its has the letter of certificate with the bat being used circa 1923 or something.
I tend to agree...i get the feeling alot of collectors have problems with people cutting up or sawing up jerseys and collectors items just to fit into trading cards. I guess if you're a Babe Ruth fan who collects just baseball cards and not memoribillia (or can afford just the cards) you will be open to it.