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Originally Posted by T206Collector
Here are three screenshots - if your theory is correct then Phil Poland is really John A Hackett. However, Poland played for Providence in 1905, and that seems somewhat unlikely for a 16-year old, if he was born on April 23, 1889 (as indicated on his WW1 Draft Reg card), though Dick Rudolph was 16 when he started playing for Providence in 1904, so it is possible I suppose. I guess my question is why do we think Phil Poland met with his mother Susie Poland in May 1928? What’s the evidence?
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Paul,
When I was researching the New England League, I read the Lynn papers every day. On May 28, 1928, one of them (likely the Item) reported that Phil Poland, the old ballplayer, was in town visiting his mother, Susie.