It is probably not a known photographer, most of them took photos for a purpose and not necessarily to sell the photos themselves and cabinet backings were an expense they usually did not need to undertake because of the volume they dealt with. Individuals that prized a photograph would pay the extra to have the photographer mount them for display and to keep them flat (old photos curl a lot because they are so thin). I would bet it was mounted after the photo was made and developed for preservation and not by the photographer himself but at the same time period, probably by the player himself or by his family.
Rhys
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