I recently received the OJ book in the mail, and have had a chance to look at the Deacon White portrait card pictured on page 87 of the book. I looked at the name under a magnifying glass and I believe that the third letter is a "G" and not a "C". The third letter is printed in the same way that it is printed on this Jack McGeachy card that I just got in the mail from JVSC on ebay.... (pardon the blurry scans, I still need one of those cce scanners or whatever they are called to scan the sgc holders without a blur)
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My opinion had shifted throughout the earlier portions of this thread, and after reviewing the higher resolution picture on page 87 and reading more about the n172 Poorman card. I have changed my opinion again to some degree, although I cannot draw any conclusions.
The Poorman card is clearly an intentional joke. It is spelled with two words, "poor" "man" and the photo has the player posed like a beggar, bowing with his head down and hands outstretched and cupped. So, it is clear that the producers of the cards would, on occasion, make puns and jokes with the captions and the photos.
I'm not sure what to make of the card now, except that I am convinced that the name in the bottom caption is "McGreachery" and not "McCreachery"
I would also highly recommend the OJ book to anyone interested in early baseball cards and/or history.