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Originally Posted by Tom S.
Interesting...Southern Pines, NC was the spring training site for the 1914 Baltimore Terrapins of the Federal League, so that could be Frank Smith wearing an old White Sox jersey before the season started.
Does the guy in the sweater look like George Gibson to anyone else besides me?
Would the Pirates have trained against a Federal League team, or would that have been considered taboo at the time?
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Trying to track this down: Frank Smith was indeed with Baltimore in 1914, but Gibson never played in the Federal League and was still with the Pirates in 1914. Evers was with the Robins in 1914 but I can't tell who is to his left (our right). If the picture was taken following the 1913 season , when Evers was still with the Cubs, the guy to his left resembles Bresnahan. It's possible the postcard was kept for a year before using. Of course, all of this is guessing and you can throw almost all of it out with barnstorming-style play.