Bumpus Jones
11-02-2015, 07:18 PM
Can anyone provide additional info on these? Its believed they were taken around Covington, KY (Cincinnati). Thanks.
jerseygary
11-03-2015, 05:50 AM
I live 2 towns east along the Ohio River from Covington, in Fort Thomas. I'm working on a book of Kentucky baseball history and while this area was a hotbed of semi-pro teams I haven't come across the "U.S.A." team yet. One possibility is that Fort Thomas was an infantry outpost and for years fielded the best baseball team in the Army. I am familiar with the 1890's version of the team (http://infinitecardset.blogspot.com/2015/10/206-soldier-grimes-from-parade-ground.html) which was called the Cochran's after their commanding officer, but these guys look like they are from a little later maybe 1905-1920.
"U.S.A." could stand for "US Army" and if it was taken in Covington that would make sense since that is just 3 miles from the fort. I'll let you know if I run across any other Covington area team that would fit. Good luck and neat photograph!