[bmarlowe1]

As to the 1918 Cubs photo - yes Merkle is there. That's him on the far right. The ID's are:

Chuck Wortman, Pete Kilduff, ?, Bill McCabe, Les Mann, Paul Carter, Harry Weaver, Turner Barber, Claude Hendrix, Fred Mitchell (Mgr.),
Pete Alexander, Roy Walker, Bob O'Farrell, Tom Daly, Bill Killefer, Charlie Hollocher, Hippo Vaughn, Dode Paskert , Charlie Deal , fficeffice" />>>
Lefty Tyler, Fred Merkle