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Marc S.Splash the cover of the book with a contest highlighting "Identify the last Old Judge baseball player, and win a free Old Judge card" type contest.
Although it is tragic that this piece of minutae has not been clarified after so many decades, perhaps a renewed focus on it can solve the mystery once and for all. Make a contest out of it, spam SABR and all the appropriate relevant sites, and see if this can be resolved once and for all.
It would be a fitting end to what has had to have been one of the most extensive pre-19th century endeavours undertaken, particularly from a collecting perspective. The time, analysis and pure love of this set that Jay [among many others] have poured into this effort is without parallel, and is truly an exciting moment for the hobby.
M