I don't own either, but Babe Pinelli has a 1917 Zee-Nut as a player and a 1955 Bowman as an umpire...just to toss a new branch on the discussion...
Ed Rommel, Jocko Conlan, and Lon Warneke are also umps in the 55 set with pre-war experience...might be missing someone, but Pinelli is the earliest player.
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