It appears that the Sporting News photo is that of William Simmons "Lucky" Wright, and not that of Clarence Eugene "Big Gene" Wright. See these links:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...righlu01.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/mi...d=wright015wil
http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...righge02.shtml
"Lucky" Wright did play for the minor league 1909 Toledo Mud Hens.
It seems that the T206 "Lucky" Wright has the correct image, but the Sporting News has the incorrect image for Eugene Wright (that of "Lucky" Wright).
I'm certainly not an expert, so maybe someone more knowledgeable than I can clarify this further. I do see, by browsing Google, there are other images of "Lucky" Wright (the image that appears on the T206) that are attributable to Eugene Wright.....1902 Cleveland team photo seen here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_...ry/2350727638/
It is a bit confusing to me also....hopefully someone will clarify.
Attached is my William Simmons "Lucky" Wright T206: