Cuban X-Giants pickup

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Posted By: <b>ramram</b><p>I just wanted to share a recent purchase and see if anybody had information to help identify this player. This ballplayer is from the Cuban X-Giants team which was the best negro league team from the turn of the century. With the lace-up jersey and quilted pants, I would date this image from the late 1890's (the Cuban X-Giants were around from 1896 to 1907). It appears to be a trimmed cabinet card. What appears to be scratches at the top of the image are actually wires running through the photographer's low-rent studio. Shower curtain type backdrops are hanging from the wires.<br /><br />I've gotten nowhere on the ID so far since my current resources only have some team images of the Cuban X-Giants after the turn of the century. I took a copy over to the Negro League Museum, here in Kansas City, and I'm hoping they come up with something. I also need to send a copy to SABR for their input. Any thoughts from this board?<br /><br /><img src="http://home.kc.rr.com/ramram/Cuban%20X-Giants.jpg">

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Posted By: <b>Ryan Christoff</b><p>I tried to identify him while it still on ebay and contacted several other collectors and historians who might know, but to no avail. <br /><br />I think he's going to remain anonymous, at least for the moment. <br /><br />Still a great early Negro League photo of a player in uniform. A true rarity. <br /><br />-Ryan<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>runscott</b><p>Was that one of the ones Lexibell auctioned on ebay recently? If not, I must have seen it in one of the non-ebay auctions.<br /><br />Here's a list of resources, including a book with photos of the 1905 Cuban Giants: <a href="http://www.network54.com/Forum/thread?forumid=273838&messageid=1095099676&lp=1099589645" target=_new>http://www.network54.com/Forum/thread?forumid=273838&messageid=1095099676&lp=1099589645</a>

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Posted By: <b>ramram</b><p>I just ordered the Phil Dixon book. I actually browsed through this book recently and it is a great resource. 1905 might be a little too late for this guy but it's worth a try if he stayed on the team.

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Posted By: <b>ramram</b><p>Did you already try the guys at SABR? If you did then I don't want to waste their time again by resending it to them.