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11-02-2005, 10:02 AM
Posted By: <b>Joe</b><p>Does anyone know about this card or the team?<br /><br />Thank You<br /><br />Joe<br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1130954546.JPG">
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11-02-2005, 10:07 AM
Posted By: <b>pete</b><p>yea, its the toronto baseball team from 1907...<br /><br />sorry, couldnt resist!
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11-02-2005, 10:08 AM
Posted By: <b>Joe</b><p>Thank You <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>. I need to learn how to read!
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11-02-2005, 11:17 AM
Posted By: <b>jamie</b><p>found this tidbit online "The June 26, 1907 edition of the Toronto Star carried a front-page story describing how second baseman Tim Flood of the Toronto Baseball Club was jailed for 15 days for an attack on an umpire. "<br /><br />Could be the same Flood who played for STL and BOS
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11-02-2005, 11:36 AM
Posted By: <b>Joe</b><p>The Canadien Cobb
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11-02-2005, 11:56 AM
Posted By: <b>RobertS</b><p>Is it a postcard or a smaller card?<br /><br />If it's the professional Toronto team (and it sure looks like it), then it should have some players who were in the majors. One such guy was Jack Thoney who played from 1902 to 1911 in Cleveland, Boston, New York and elsewhere. <br /><br />This in-action postcard features him on Opening Day in 1907 at Hanlon's Point in Toronto.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.vintageball.com/files/1907_Thoney.jpg"><br /><br />Sorry if the scan's a bit large...
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11-02-2005, 11:59 AM
Posted By: <b>Joe</b><p>Yes it is a post card. I just stumbled across a bunch of early 1900's post cards. Some are actually baseball comics. Like "left Fielder, All you can catch is the measles". Thank for the info on the players.<br /><br />Joe<br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1130962110.JPG">
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11-02-2005, 12:32 PM
Posted By: <b>MikeB</b><p>RobertS<br />It looks as if the runner is headed toward 3rd base. Can you tell if the catcher has a glove on his right hand? It would be rare to see a left handed catcher.<br />Thanks,<br />Mike
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11-02-2005, 01:50 PM
Posted By: <b>J Levine</b><p>If I recall, the last everyday catcher who was left handed was Jack Clements of the Philadelphia Phillies (among others). My memory is shot but I think he held the record for games caught- career for some time. He does have several Old Judge cards. <br /><br />Joshua
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11-02-2005, 04:43 PM
Posted By: <b>Scott Forrest</b><p>Could be the ball hit him, and he's on his way to the mound.
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11-02-2005, 05:25 PM
Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>My initial thought was that the negative was reversed in the printing process, and no one realized the error; however <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thoneja01.shtml" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thoneja01.shtml</a> states that Thoney batted righthanded. Perhaps he was hit by pitch as suggested, or he is just finishing an awkward swing, rather than heading to first (third) base.<br /><br />Max
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11-02-2005, 10:54 PM
Posted By: <b>pete</b><p>he probably swings so fricken' hard that he loses balance...kinda like gary sheffield
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11-03-2005, 06:02 PM
Posted By: <b>Chris Mc</b><p>Looks like he's bunting for a single.