Who is this minor league or town team?

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Posted By: Brian C.

Here are the front and back of the postcard. They have "C" jerseys, but more clues are on the back, which includes, "We are going to play at Muncie, Ind. next Sunday, and on the 23 of September we play the Cincinnati Reds." It is postmarked September 1, 1913 in Versailles, Ohio (they had just played there and won). What team did Cincinnati play on September 23, 1913?

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Look for small towns near Cincy that start with the letter "C" and are near Versailles. The game was played in the middle of 5 "off" days for the Reds on a homestand. I don't think it's a minor league club because there are only 10 guys in uniform so it's more likely a semi-pro or town team.

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Posted By: Brian C.

Good thoughts, thanks for the input. Anyone have access to on-line databases that might give the answer?

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

What about contacting someone at the Cincinnati Library. Google it to get the phone number. Ask them to look at the newspapers for a day or two following that Sept 23 1913 game, see if there's mention of the game... Send the librarian a few dollars and a stamped envelope for the photocopying.

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Posted By: Mike

What's with the black clown nose on the guy, in the middle of the second row?

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Posted By: Dave F

Mike I think that's a spot on the card and not a clown nose.

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Posted By: barrysloate

I was wondering about the clown nose too.

Several of the players look somewhat old, easily well into their thirties. Also, the person who wrote the postcard states the team will be playing the Cincinnati Reds in September. Assuming that is true, these guys had to be pretty good to play a major league team.

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Posted By: Mark L

Maybe the folks at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum would be willing and able to track down what the Reds were doing that day.

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Posted By: Brian C.

Thanks for the responses so far. Unfortunately, the mark on the guy's face is a spot on the card, not a clown nose.

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Posted By: Mike

My comment on the clown nose was in jest.

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Posted By: MEWheat

According to Baseball-reference.com, Cincinnati played Boston on September 13, 1913. Here is the link:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1913_sched.shtml

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Posted By: Brian C.

Thanks for that information. The game I'm interested in, however, is the one on September 23. It was against the team pictured on the card.

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Posted By: Brad

Schadenfreude!