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Frank WakefieldAgain, really good stuff. And I recall puzzling over my Julius Weisman Colgans card, trying to figure out which way he was looking and which one was the card with his correct photo.
But just because a W is on his chest doesn't mean that he's Ryan. Kip Selbach, for example, was with Washington in 1903, a photo of him would have a W on the front, and that wouldn't be Jimmy Ryan. I still think you have it correctly analyzed, but team photos of St. Paul and Washington would help nail it down.
And I just found your StarsOfTheDiamond site. GREAT!!! Years ago I spoke with Bill Haber on the telephone about Colgans. He loved the set, and was of the belief that all of them weren't checklisted. I wish he were alive today. He'd be posting here and emailing you there.
With kind regards,
Frank.