Here are enlargements of the picture of Connie Mack and his son Earle from 1925 and the eBay picture of Lefty Grove. I think the jackets and hats are the same in the two pictures. Both would have been issued by the team, so it makes sense that both would be the same.
The players in the 1920 Martinsburg Mountaineers picture above are wearing dark hats -- not white hats like Lefty. Also, it appears to me that their socks are different in that picture than what Lefty is wearing in the eBay photo. The hat in the picture of Lefty does not appear to have an M on it.
Nobody has presented any evidence so far that indicates to me that this picture of Lefty is from earlier than 1925 (or even 1926). The fact that 1921 was written on the back of the picture holds no weight in my mind. Anybody can write anything they want on the back of a picture. So the date itself doesn't prove anything to me.
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