Manager Watkins
probably did not receive a medal personally. John Thorn and others have cited evidence that exactly 14 medals were created for each of the fourteen man roster, but also that one was created for the "winning" umpire. Strange, if true. But, I see no reason to believe otherwise that Manager Watkins would not find the opportunity so inviting, so to speak, that he would "borrow" a pin for the occasion.
As a group, we NET54ers have an inconsistent and prejudiced record at identifying 19th century players from photographs based on facial characteristics, depending upon "who" we want it to be.
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