A McCreachery Card Theory

[RCMcKenzie]

I recently received the OJ book in the mail, and have had a chance to look at the Deacon White portrait card pictured on page 87 of the book. I looked at the name under a magnifying glass and I believe that the third letter is a "G" and not a "C". The third letter is printed in the same way that it is printed on this Jack McGeachy card that I just got in the mail from JVSC on ebay.... (pardon the blurry scans, I still need one of those cce scanners or whatever they are called to scan the sgc holders without a blur)



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My opinion had shifted throughout the earlier portions of this thread, and after reviewing the higher resolution picture on page 87 and reading more about the n172 Poorman card. I have changed my opinion again to some degree, although I cannot draw any conclusions.


The Poorman card is clearly an intentional joke. It is spelled with two words, "poor" "man" and the photo has the player posed like a beggar, bowing with his head down and hands outstretched and cupped. So, it is clear that the producers of the cards would, on occasion, make puns and jokes with the captions and the photos.

I'm not sure what to make of the card now, except that I am convinced that the name in the bottom caption is "McGreachery" and not "McCreachery"

I would also highly recommend the OJ book to anyone interested in early baseball cards and/or history.

[benchod]

I don't see an R in his last name at all

[Joe_G.]

BUMP - New Information Available

After close inspection, the owner of the Deacon White N172 portrait has confirmed that the spelling on the card is in fact . . .

McGreachery (a "G", not a "C")

While I enjoyed this thread, a riddle is no longer likely unless, of course, McGreachery is an error and Goodwin really intended McCreachery

Thank you to the card's owner, cyseymour, and others who helped make this an interesting thread.

[cyseymour]

Thank you, Joe, for getting the owner of the card to look at it, and thank you to the owner for taking the time. It is highly appreciated and certainly provides some clarity.

It is fun to have theories about cards, and even if they are disproven later on, it was a great conversation that I enjoyed immensely. Thank you to everyone who took the time to participate.

Probably we'll never have a true explanation for the card, but it seems like it may have been a misspelling of Jack McGeachy, who was the manager of Indianapolis at the time.

The only thing we know for sure is that it is one cool card!!!

[RCMcKenzie]

Thanks for the update. Since the last time we visited this topic, I was able to buy a better scanner. Here are some better scans of McGeachy. I believe it was determined that he was the indy CF at the time and I had proposed that he could have been a player/manager towards the end of the season even at 23 yrs of age, but it is just conjecture. Fun topic..................
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[deadballfreaK]

Just read through 11 pages. Good stuff. I am nearly 100% Irish myself and we are not just "reputed" to be drinkers. We can put it away! And I am going to tip a glass to both Mr. White and the mysterious McWhatever.

[Tanman7baseball]

Well... Just put it this way, I wish I read the last page before I read the entire thread... At least I freshened up on my Gaelic English, French, and Greek...

Some of the references and facts used to prove the McGreachery name being a riddle was comparable to Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas trying to explain how gun control will lead to same sex marriage and sex with animals... Very comical to say the least. Although, some points to the riddle were plausible..

All in all, I enjoyed the critical thinking (mostly done by Cy). It is something that is seldom done in my generation of people. I rather read a thread like this than watch a mindless sitcom on TV. But now it looks like my Irish heritage is telling me to pour a glass of Dewar's scotch whiskey to take away the headache I've developed reading it. Thanks for Bumping this