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Old 07-14-2008, 09:46 PM
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Default Can Somebody Help With This Photo

Posted By: Butch & Co.

Been waiting for someone to put a name to that remarkably distinctive face... here's a better photo for comparison:
http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Lena_Blackburne_1886

And some additional interesting info on Blackburne and his lasting legacy to baseball:
http://baseballrubbingmud.com/main.htm

Mainly, though, if the IDs of Lord, Blackburne, and Walsh are correct, that would strongly suggest the photo in question is from either 1910 or 1914. All three were at least semi-regulars with the Sox in '10 (Blackburne's rookie year), but Blackburne played only five games for Chicago in 1912 and did not play in the majors at all in 1911 and 1913. He was a full-timer again in '14, although Lord played only 21 games for the Chisox that year.

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