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Posted By: <b>Chris</b><p>Picked up this postcard the other day -- as you can see, one of the (many) old men is labeled as Connie Mack -- does that look like him to anyone else? I think I see a resembelance, but I wanted to ask and see if it is just wishful thinking. Also, anyone recognize any of the other old men in suits as former players?<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1091724688.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>The Other One</b><p>(was there ever such a long, lean drink of water?) but i'd have to see a clearer picture to be sure. perhaps the group and occasion will be familiar to someone here.

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Posted By: <b>Kevin Cummings</b><p>Even with the enlarged size of the scan, it's tough to get a real good look at the face, but it appears to me that the person in question has at least a passing resemblance to Connie Mack.

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Posted By: <b>The Other One</b><p>..........

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Posted By: <b>Kevin Cummings</b><p>Dear "The Other One" (would you mind if I got personal and called you Julie?),<br /><br />Connie Mack was (according to Baseball-Reference.com) 6' 1" tall. While that might have made him on the "tallish" side for his time, it's hardly Brobdingnagian.<br /><br />That being said, the man in Chris' photo <b>does</b> look taller than the gents on either side of him.

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Posted By: <b>Jon Canfield</b><p>I do not think it's Connie for 1 reason... I did a websearch and according to <a href="http://www.internationalsoftball.com/history.html" target=_new>http://www.internationalsoftball.com/history.html</a>, the world famous 75 and older softball team was formed in 1931 and toured that year. I believe Connie Mack was born in December of 1862, which means that in 1931, he was either 68 or 69 years old. Well, that means that either Kids and Kubs had a ringer on their team - or that guy is not Connie since he was not the right age.

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Posted By: <b>Jon Canfield</b><p>Ahhh ignore what I said... even though the team started in 1931 - they are still around so unless the postcard is from 1931, then that picture could have been taken after Connie Mack turned 75 and could be him! My bad!

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Posted By: <b>Jon</b><p>Interestingly, Babe Ruth used to umpire their games.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sptimes.com/2004/01/07/Neighborhoodtimes/Cracking_the_all_boys.shtml" target=_new>http://www.sptimes.com/2004/01/07/Neighborhoodtimes/Cracking_the_all_boys.shtml</a>

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Posted By: <b>Rob L</b><p>Look at older A's team pictures. His posture is similar to this. <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1091728661.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>hankron</b><p>Without commenting on the identity of the man in the pc, I can imagine a famous non-member manager posing with the team. Kind of like Wayne Gretzky being asked to appear with the Edmonton pee wee hockey champs.<br /><br />If Babe Ruth had umpired this game, you know these geezers would have would have wanted him in the team picture.

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Posted By: <b>Rob L</b><p>The guy to the right looks like an older Honus Wagner. Reminds of me of the 1948 Leaf image.

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Posted By: <b>Joe P.</b><p>Looks like him, but if he had a scorecard in his hand, it would be a dead give away. (no pun intended)<img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jimmyshubert.com/arch_75_new.asp" target=_new>http://www.jimmyshubert.com/arch_75_new.asp</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Chris</b><p>Honus in his later days was rather portly, like this gentleman, and it does seem to bear a passing resemblance to him.

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Posted By: <b>tbob</b><p>that the guy next to him could be Honus Wagner.

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Posted By: <b>Elliot</b><p>Hands are too small.

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Posted By: <b>The Other One</b><p>But then, I'm beginning to look cross-eyed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1091827116.JPG"><br />

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Posted By: <b>Max Weder and Jennifer Ettinger</b><p>I concur with Julie. It's a standard term for meaning the opposite. It reminds me of my shortest loss in court, quoting the judgment: "Despite Mr. Weder's able argument, the appeal must fail". In other words, and with all due respect to me, they thought my argument was really stupid, perhaps really un-able.

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Posted By: <b>Josh Evans</b><p>Common linen postcard, seen it a hundred times up close and personal. There are even much clearer real photo versions. Not Connie. Not Mack. Not even his wife who he divorced when he was like 80 (80?!?! What's the point?). Always wished there was some one else there as well.

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Posted By: <b>The Other One (Julie)</b><p>You said "wish there was someone else there as well." Are you still talking about the card at the top of the thread?<br />Which is FULL of people. Thanks.

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Posted By: <b>The Other One (Julie)</b><p>..but you can see how --Mack-like- he looked with teammates. Hoy is seated in front of him, to the (our) left. It's a terrible reproduction of a photo--which I was sold AS IS.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1091944246.JPG">