Andrew,
That is a great Lajoie photo.
The Western Reserve Historical Society has a VanOyen Collection of photos that came our of the archives of the Cleveland Press where VanOyen worked, but many of the photos were taken before that newspaper went out of business.
I have a list of photos by VanOyen, but there is only seven LaJoie photos in the collection. Six give descriptions that do not match yours, but a seventh one does not have much of a description.
It only states "Cleveland's Peerless Baseball Leader", and states it was on the front page of the Plain Dealer, year of 1908, no exact date. The folder number is 2053. You can call them and with any luck, maybe you can find a match. It may be just the negative in their file.
Good Luck.
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