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Originally Posted by mannybb24
Scott, you are right, that is Will Horn standing next to Jack Johnson. I'm pretty sure Horn is wearing a Leland Giants uniform so you can make an educated guess that he was probably on loan the day they took this picture
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Steve
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Steve, do you feel sure that is Topeka Jack Johnson? I think it does look similar to the guy labeled 'Chappie' Johnson and then later 'Topeka' Jack Johnson in the 1905 Union Giants postcard, but I never got how anyone was so certain that one was Jack Johnson. He was basically a Kansas City guy and tied closely to business in both the Kansas and Missouri cities, and I haven't seen any evidence that he played anywhere else.
If this really is him, then it's the best photo we have of 'Topeka Jack' Johnson.
Edited to add: ...and also of Will Horn, and possibly Joe Greene as well. That's arguably best-existing-photos of three better-than-average black players, and we haven't even i.d'd the rest of the team yet.
