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Posted By: J Hull

Hi Ted.

Out of your list of 12 toughies, 5 of the guys played the full 1909 season with their pictured team. These 7 did not:



Foster is pictured with Charleston but no one by that name played for Charleston in 1909.


Paige began the season with Charleston and then was traded to New Orleans. His first game with New Orleans was July 18th, but he was probably traded around the beginning of the month, as there were a couple weeks of wrangling over the transaction and the matter went to the National Commission for a ruling.


Fritz began the season with New Orleans and then was traded to Memphis. His last game with New Orleans was June 5th and first with Memphis was June 7th.


Manion began the season with Columbia and then was traded to Jacksonville in early July.


Ellam is pictured with Nashville but actually played the season for Birmingham.


Reagan I believe is actually Steve Reagan and not Ed Reagan. Ed was a utilityman for New Orleans who was released to the Liverpool, Ohio team in early May. Steve played with New Orleans until July 18th. The Sporting Life reports that he was soon thereafter benched for indifferent play, and he didnt appear on the field again for New Orleans in 1909.


Kiernan began the season with Columbia, then went with that team to Knoxville, and then later in the season was traded to Jacksonville.


So of these guys, Paige, Fritz, Manion, and Kiernan changed teams. Reagan was benched and may have been released from the team. And Foster and Ellam were mixups, either with the wrong team designation or the wrong name.



Jamie