Help identifying this player

[5smokey]

Anyone have a clue who this guy is? Saw this photo at a local art fair in central Indiana. The artist displaying it said he made the print from a glass negative. He said he bought a box of the negatives from someone in central Indiana who knew nothing of their provenance. I said I'd try to get an ID on the player. Looks to me like the print may be reversed (made from the wrong side of the negative) as the "M" on the jersey looks backwards to me. If so, that would make the guy a righty. Sorry, but I tried everything and can't figure out how to post the photo upright so it's appear sideways. Sorry guys. Any clues? Here goes...

[thecatspajamas]

Just re-posting so that it appears correctly:

[5smokey]

Thanks, catspaj. Keep in mind that the photo print I snapped a picture of shows the guy as a lefty. I was simply guessing that the print may have been made backwards. Now that I see him as a righty, I'm thinking maybe he really is a lefty. The "M" looks weird in the "righty" view.

[perezfan]

I'm thinking he's a righty.

Typically, the team emblem is positioned over the left breast, and the "M" looks ok to me...

[Jaybird]

Welcome to the site, Smokey.

I'm not sure how much you've searched for these kinds of images. 9 times out of 10, these generic studio photos are very hard to track down any information on. If there is nothing written on the back and no studio mount, there's even less to go on. I'm guessing a town team player walked into a photo studio in town and had his photo taken. It was a common practice of the period.

[5smokey]

Originally Posted by Jaybird

Welcome to the site, Smokey.

I'm not sure how much you've searched for these kinds of images. 9 times out of 10, these generic studio photos are very hard to track down any information on. If there is nothing written on the back and no studio mount, there's even less to go on. I'm guessing a town team player walked into a photo studio in town and had his photo taken. It was a common practice of the period.

Thanks Jaybird. Have been collecting memorabilia for 45 years, but have never even dabbled in photos, so know zero. Hope I haven't wasted people's time. I am aware that the early 1900s were a time with hundreds if not thousands of organized and professional teams, so it makes sense that there may be many, many thousands of these types of photos. Are they worth anything?