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Posted By: bcornell

Request for info from a researcher

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I am a member of the Society for American Baseball
Research (SABR) and I'm currently researching the evolution of glove use in
the 19th century. The Old Judge cards (N172) provide some great photos of
players with gloves. I've identified several confirmed images of players
with gloves. I also have identified several Old Judge cards that may
feature players wearing gloves, however due to limited resolution or reduced
image size in viewing the images on-line, I can't tell for certain. I'm
hoping you or your other forum contributors might have some of these cards
and could look to see if the player is wearing a glove or gloves. The list
is as follows


McTammyCF
Traffley, Billcatcher
Greercatcher
Cub Stricker2B
West1B
Whitney3B
Connell3B
Crottycatcher
Hallmancatcher
Jantzencatcher
Phillips1B
Leighton, JohnCF
Patton, OwenRF
Schriver, Popcatcher
Brosnan, Timothy2B
Duffe, Home Run2B

FOr the catchers I would also like to know if the player is wearing 1 or 2
gloves or a mask or chest protector. I would also like to know the year of
the card (1887-1889).

Thank you for your time. Any help would be greatly appreciated,

David