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Posted By: Todd Schultz

it sure looks alot more like Grimes than Vance to me. Although I never seem to do real well at these face match games, the pose and face look alot like the image used for Grimes in the 1923 W572 set, a trimmed example of which is currently on ebay: (maybe someone can place the scans side by side--it's not in my skill set)
http://cgi.ebay.com/1923-W572-35-Burleigh-Grimes-W-572_W0QQitemZ350140835360QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_SM_ Sports_Cards?hash=item350140835360&_trksid=p3286.c 0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A 1318

If it is Grimes, then it's logical to assume that someone used the wrong Brooklyn pitcher for this card, thinking Grimes was Vance. If so, that would date the card to 1922 or later, as they were not teammates before then.