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Originally Posted by prewinter
The Louisville Courier-Journal reported on May 5, 1887 that new photographs of the Louisville club were done and on exhibition. This is around the same time that Amos Cross left the club due to illness. It sounds like he never retruned, as he died the following summer of consumption. So that would suggest this photo was early 1887 perhaps?
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If the group photo was taken in 1887, then my IDs of Scott Stratton and Sam Smith cannot be correct.
Edited to add: I found a couple of newspaper articles dated January 1888 that stated that Amos Cross's health was improving, and one of those articles stated that he thought he'd be able to play ball in the coming season. Perhaps he was in spring training, but not as healthy as he had thought?
Edited again to add: It seems that William Veach had signed with St. Paul for the 1888 season, and I'm pretty sure that's him in the middle row. Lave Cross was quoted in March 1888 that his brother Amos' health had worsened again, and that he wouldn't be playing ball.
Edited one last time to add: I've found an image of Joe Neale, who played for Louisville in 1887 but was not with them in the spring or during the season of 1888. That's Neale in the middle of the bottom row, not Stratton. This must be an 1887 image. My next post will have revised IDs.
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