ID help for 2 cabinets. Baseball players?

[Goldberg]

Hello to all! Found these two cabinets in a vintage prewar sports collection.

I know identifying possible players is a longshot, but I feel like I have seen the person on the Stevens Studio cabinet previously (possibly on a Chicago composite CDV or cabinet).

The other cabinet from the Butler Studio in Vermillion, South Dakota has some trophies or loving cups on the mantle/shelf.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Michael B]

Regarding the second photo. That is a painted studio canvas backdrop. Those were faily standard for studio photographers in the 19th and at least the early 20th Centuries.

[bgar3]

No help on id’s but the Vermont photo is a studio backdrop, not likely related at all to the person or sports.

[brianp-beme]

No opinions on the identities, just making them upright cabinet citizens.


Brian

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

There's a guy in Michigan who will undoubtedly tell you that they're Buck Ewing and John Clarkson, but he'll be the only one.

[theshowandme]

Google Lens found no matches when I uploaded them

[Jobu]

The first one looks a little like the Charley Smith Police Gazette cabinet I have on the BST (it's not him, but maybe that is what you are thinking of?):

https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...ghlight=Police

I've got nothing for the second guy other than to add that I think he is standing in front of a painted backdrop so the cabinet and things on it aren't real.

[sbfinley]

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

what makes you think there's any baseball connection from random photographs?

[bigfanNY]

I like many here have handled alot photos from this period. Most of these from a family that had a relative that played pro or even semi pro baseball would have some identification.
That said the second photo seems to be a person to young to be on a pro team from that era. Given the very small percentage of baseball related subjects the math says they are not photos of Baseball players.