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W.M.He broke in in 1905 as a catcher for the Macon Georgia Acmes and played without a mask. After getting hit in the face with foul balls he created his own catchers mask out of a wire waste basket. Sol White taught him how to play shortstop and Lloyd would become so good he was called the "black Honus Wagner".
In 1910 the Detoit Tigers played Lloyd's Havana Reds Cobb in a three game series hit .369, Reds players Grant Johnson, Bruce Petway and Lloyd all batted .500 and Cobb was thrown out three times trying to steal second. Cobb was reported to have said after the series he would never again play baseball on the same field as black players.
Graham McNamee who if i'm not mistaken is in the sportswriters hall of fame is credited with getting the quote from Ruth about Lloyd being the best player he ever saw. Many doubt the authenticity of the quote as Ruth has also been quoted as saying other Players such as Shoeless Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb were the best he ever saw.
Anyway I sure like that card of Lloyd.