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John SI believe that the identity of "Lakoff" has been discovered. Frank found a listing in the Spalding Guide for Lakoff pitching for Wausau in 1910. Most likely he had a tryout with Louisville in 1911 (reference NY Times article from March of 1911 were he was listed as part of the battery) and did not make the cut. The SABR database has a "Nick Lakaff" pitching for Wausau in 1910. The Spalding guides, NY Times, and Colgan's have his last name spelled as Lakoff. The Dayton minor league webpage (he pitched there in 1916 and 1917), SABR, and other web sources have his last name spelled as Lakaff.
Lakaff or Lakoff?