First Chris, the correct spelling is Rusie. The white lettering on the glass plate negative identified the player (lettering was black on the negative). When the cards were made 24 cabinet sized photos produced from negatives were placed in a 6x4 array, strips with the player's name, position, and team were placed near the bottom of each image, Goodwin & Co identification was placed below that, and the array was rephotographed. This sheet was then glued to cardboard, cut up, and this gave us 24 cards. The Russie in black was not an attempt to correct a prior spelling error (they would have done that directly on the negative), it was just a spelling mistake in the name plate. These happen fairly regularily in the Old Judge set and, as Joe mentioned, this spelling variation is known in another Rusie pose. My guess is that it will be found in all the poses if one looks carefully.
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