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Frank,
Interesting point you raise about Karger's scarcity in E90-1. A causal link with his team switch sounds plausible to me--although I claim zero expertise regarding that set.
Ted,
I think that it is more than mere coincidence that seven of the "elite eight" Piedmont 350 shortprints (to borrow your term) experienced a change in career trajectory in 1909--just as the early departure from the set of several of the 150-only subjects [e.g. G. Brown (Chicago), Pattee, Powers] can be explained by trades and other career-changing events. I don't think this undercuts your theory necessarily.
Scot