I have often wondered if the card titled "De Montreville" actually depicts Gene or not. It seems odd that they would make the distinction of adding the first initial for the "E. De Montreville" card unless they were trying to distinguish between 2 different guys. I also collect Zeenuts and in those sets when there is someone with the first initial or first name listed it is almost always to differentiate between two players with the same last name (usually on the same team).
Example:
The two cards could very well both be of Eugene, but could it be possible that Leon (his younger brother) possibly signed witht he team only not to make the team as a comeback attempt in baseball? I have obviously not done any research about it but it might be up someone's alley to do so.
-Rhett