SABR's ml database shows George Keifel playing for Dayton of the Central League in 1908, both Richmond and Portsmouth of the Virginia League in 1909, and then the Lexington Colts of the Bluegrass League in 1910. He was a weakhitting, part time catcher, hitting .159, .207, and .192.
The database also shows a Keifel of unknown first name playing in 1912 for St. Thomas in the Canadian League.... but that can't be George. The guy in the CL hit .273 at an unknown position, if that was George he'd have played another year somewhere.
I think the two Keifel cards in T210 are for George Keifel. In the fall of 1909 Old Mill starts out with their red border cards, the first 2 or 3 series go well enough, so they expand. Son of a gun, Keifel isn't with Richmond anymore, so Old Mill gets the card updated to depict Keifel with his new Lexington, Ky team. That's what I think at the present...
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