Interesting info on REA lot 41 Four Base Hits card

[bmarlowe1]

See the REA listing:
http://bid.robertedwardauctions.com/...x?itemid=30185

Comparing the face from the George Van Haltren Four Base Hits card (below left) to a photo of Van Haltren (below right) from the 1888 Chi NL composite:

• By age 22, the real Van Haltren had a significantly receded hairline that is not evident for the subject depicted on the card
• Shapes of skull/forehead are markedly different
• With features vertically aligned, the top of Van Haltren's skull comes up very short
• Angle of ears with respect to the head is noticeably different – the ear for the man on the card is more vertical, Van Haltren's ear tilts back more
• lower lips are very different
• contours of the front surface of the respective chins are also very different

Any one of the first 4 bullet points alone would tell us the guy is not Van Haltren. I don't know who this guy is. You would think he would be a ball player, but I am not sure. A couple of noted 19thC card experts told me that this should not adversely affect the value of the card.