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LEIDEMEG 07-21-2019 07:30 PM

Anyone know what this is on the back of this Hornsby card?
 
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Acquired this in a tobacco and strip card collection awhile back. Its a Hornsby strip card but when I turn it around it has a printing of an additional player. (Not sure if its Hornsby or another player). Anyway, and additional info would be appreciated.

Jay Wolt 07-21-2019 07:40 PM

Probably a Hornsby pix from a magazine or newspaper glued to the back

brianp-beme 07-21-2019 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay Wolt (Post 1901113)
Probably a Hornsby pix from a magazine or newspaper glued to the back

+1

Brian (I think I did that correctly, as I am relatively new to the +1 scene)

JollyElm 07-21-2019 08:00 PM

It's bizarre that he's pictured as a lefty on the strip card. The other pic seems to show him (if it's him) as left handed, too, but it could possibly be a righty follow through swing...but I don't think so. Weird. (And I won't even mention his misspelled name.)

darwinbulldog 07-21-2019 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JollyElm (Post 1901123)
It's bizarre that he's pictured as a lefty on the strip card. The other pic seems to show him (if it's him) as left handed, too, but it could possibly be a righty follow through swing...but I don't think so. Weird. (And I won't even mention his misspelled name.)

W516-1-2 has reverse images. He's shown as a righty in W516-1-1.

CobbSpikedMe 07-21-2019 08:44 PM

The B&W image on the back looks like a young Hornsby to me.

Cliff Bowman 07-21-2019 08:55 PM

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CobbSpikedMe 07-21-2019 08:59 PM

Cliff! That's the exact image I was thinking of when I looked at the card posted!

nolemmings 07-21-2019 09:00 PM

Good catch Cliff. Hornsby has a couple of shots that, if cropped a certain way, could make him look like a left-handed hitter.

brianp-beme 07-21-2019 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by darwinbulldog (Post 1901134)
W516-1-2 has reverse images. He's shown as a righty in W516-1-1.

Also note that the bottom of the card has the IFC copyright in reverse, which indicates that the image has been reversed.

Brian

steve B 07-22-2019 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by nolemmings (Post 1901143)
Good catch Cliff. Hornsby has a couple of shots that, if cropped a certain way, could make him look like a left-handed hitter.

That particular one at least to me looks like he's hitting lefty for some reason, rather than just being an odd cropping of a follow through.

I wonder if he would do that during practice? Maybe to limit power? Or some control purpose?

It's darn difficult to switch if you're not used to it, but maybe for someone with a ton of skill it wouldn't be bad.

darwinbulldog 07-22-2019 02:01 PM

But you can see on the modern card that his right hand is on top. It certainly appears to be the same image.

steve B 07-22-2019 08:34 PM

It is the same image, I was thinking the way his body was and where his hands were didn't look like a follow through.

Then I went looking for a follow through pic I'd seen earlier, and came across this, which is really similar in ways

So it looks like I totally blew that call....

http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=27125


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