Based on the beard and the year, it's very likely that he was playing for the Cuban House of David. No affiliation with the actual House of David in Benton Harbor. Many barnstorming teams during that era wore beards and called themselves some variation of "House of David" as a gimmick. Ripping of the House of David name became so pervasive that lawsuits were involved.
1931 and 1932 were prime years for the Cuban House of David team, although there were several teams calling themselves that. The "main" team by that name was composed of Negro Leaguers and the occasional actual Cuban such as Luis Tiant or Lazaro Salazar. Tetelo Vargas (Dominican) also played for this team. I'm not sure about Claxton, though. I'm not home so I don't have access to reference material or I'd be able to research it further.
Anyway, that's my guess. I don't recognize the uniform, but the patch appears to be an American flag, possibly part of a two-flag logo with another country's flag crossing it?
Not sure if that helps as it's only a guess.
-Ryan
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