Westlake & Bastian?
 

Anybody want to help me with some T206 player autograph research? Who thinks the two draft registration cards here belong to the same men who appeared on the T206 card next to the registration? Who thinks “nice try, but wrong guy”? I’m not convinced, but it is compelling.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2691ccc8_c.jpg

Both are the correct WWI draft cards for the T206 players.

Westlake lists his occupation on the 1910 census as ball player and Bastian has a writeup in the History of Westchester county, New York detailing his minor league career.


https://books.google.com/books?id=yJ...seball&f=false

The census record is not viewable without a subscription

Census records are free off of the National Archives site if you can navigate it.

Wow! Thanks for that confirmation! Now I’m only missing examples of the following 26 players. Any further help here would be appreciated. I’ll keep digging and posting anything promising I can find.

Adkins Doc
Barry Shad
Bastian Jack
Bell George
Burch Al

Carey Scoops
Cassidy Peter
Cranston Bill
Davidson Paul
Donahue Jiggs

Helm J. Ross
Howard Ernie
King Frank
Lentz (Sentz) Harry
McCauley Pat

Miller Molly
Nichols Simon
O'Brien Pete
Phelan Jimmy
Poland Phil

Powers Doc
Reagan Ed
Ryan Ray
Smith Carlos
Unglaub Bob

Violat (Viola) Juan
Westlake James
White Foley