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Originally Posted by Pat R
I don't know if it's him but there was an A. C. harper listed with Shreveport at a spring training in St. Louis in March 1910.
From March 21 1910 St. Louis Star newspaper
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The "A.C." is after "Meridian" meaning the Meridian Athletic Club I believe. That's in reference to the person mentioned before Harper.
Here is another clip about this Harper fellow. As seen on the card he was a catcher. His nickname became "Badger" Harper because of a series of badger fights, not sure of his actual first name. Some probably called him "Goat" Harper as well. He was with the team at catcher behind Hinninger, but was let go in early May 1910. He wasn't with the team for a very long period of time.