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Posted By: RobertS

I managed to get some more info on these cards from various old books on postcards and collectibles, as well as through some old fashioned looking at the cards themselves (made difficult by the fact that I only own one of 'em).

The cards were published by Morgan Stationery of Cincinnati and feature mainly Reds players in their ballpark, The Palace of The Fans. However, several cards feature a ballpark that is unidentified (to-date), two feature painted backdrops and one was even taken at Boston's Huntington Avenue Grounds.

I'll provide more on the stadium backgrounds in a separate post, listing the stadium for each card (as enumerated in Tom Crabtree's "Baseball Stadium Postcards" book)

Here goes my first shot at the player identifications--

1) The obvious one (because it is IDed) is Miller Huggins, Reds (two variations exist -- one with stadium background, one with painted backdrop):


Card title: Huggins, Second Baseman Par Excellence
(image from OldCardboard.com -- painted backdrop version)

2) Sam Leever of the Pittsburgh Pirates (included because he was from Goshen, OH, according to one old guide):


Card title: Practise (sic) Makes Perfect
(image from JC's collection site)

3) Hans Lobert, Reds:


Card title: Use Two If Necessary
(image from JC's site)

4) Looks like Miller Huggins -- NEW INFO: PROBABLY PAT MORAN -- in a road uniform:


Card title: It's All In The Game / Noise
(image from JC's site)

5) Not Reds players, likely Toledo players (note the socks are not standard Reds uniform):


Card title: In Consultation
(image from my site, VintageBall.com)

That's all for now. I will try to post the stadium breakdowns later (seven cards IDed as Palace of The Fans, three not identified, and one IDed as Huntington Avenue Grounds).