So here we have our first clue, and this was a tricky one because our man, James Curran Baxter, was also known as "Slim" Jim Baxter, and the "slim" refers to the very popular resolution of "This year I will make myself lose weight".
This may be popular, but only in the imagining stage - for it is one of the most quickly abandoned resolutions of them all. There are many reasons for this, but the main one is that by the time you think of losing weight you often have quite a bit to lose. And for everyone it is quite hard to lose enough weight to start to see any results on the scales, let alone by looking at yourself in the mirror, especially in the short span of time that most people expect it to; so they think it will never happen, and give up. The truth is that to lose even a few pounds takes lots of willpower, and it is not a case of taking lots and lots of really strenuous exercise, more of watching what you eat. It is no use exercising, and continuing to eat without regard.
Also I have to say that being very slim is not always a good thing, especially in cold weather, when to have a bit of blubber is way warmer. And it is also cuddlier.
Now Carrs biscuits are first mentioned in our British Trade Index part I, for they issued a set in the 1920s called "Animals of the World", and this must have been exported because it can be found with text in English, or Spanish, or Dutch.
Our set first appears in part II, but it is only briefly referred to under the Carrs section, because it does not carry their name. However, luckily for us, there was a similar set that does, and this is not only the identical same size but it has a plain back as well, and so the connection was made. The pair are listed together under CBM-6 as
SPORTS. E.L. 190 x 76. Plain back. Two numbered series
1. "Carrs Sports - Cricket Card Series" (20)
2. "Sports - Soccer Card Series" (20) Anonymous, see set ZJ9-19.
That is at the back of the book and it reads "SPORTS - SOCCER CARD SERIES. E.L. 190 x 76. Nd. (20). Issued by Carrs, see set CBM-6"
Now our updated British Trade Index lists our set as : "SPORTS - SOCCER CARD SERIES. (1967) 190 x 76. Plain back. Nd. (20). Anonymous issue.".
It does also appear at the back of the book in the Anonymous section, which is listed alphabetically by set name, but it does not have a "Z" number, it simply says its name and sends you back to Carrs.