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[Brian Van Horn]

Originally Posted by molenick

Every time this kind of thing comes up I like to post my "Ty Cobb" postcard.

I was sold this as a postcard featuring Cobb...and the guy fifth from the left sure looked like him to me. I had no idea who the McGraw Tigers were, but he looked so much like Ty, and it was a reputable dealer, so I bought it (this was pre-Internet).

Years later I decided to do some research and, crazily enough, the McGraw Tigers were a local Detroit team! Unfortunately, "Cobb" is actually Anderson.

Now, I could still make up a story to support this being Cobb...perhaps as a joke they asked Cobb to pose with the team, or something like that.

But that would be starting from the assumption that because the guy looks kind of like Cobb, and the team has a connection to Detroit, he actually is Cobb. But that is totally unprovable without some other supporting evidence. A resemblance and a story is not proof of anything.

Detroit population 1910: 1.8 million

Walton, NY population 1925 (couldn't find 1924 which is the year I am estimating on the postcard): 1,130

LOL! (I know. I know. Not Cobb in the photo.)

I'll go with Walton, NY on the betting.