1879 Dubuque Photo -Will the Real Comiskey please stand up or sit down?

[Directly]

+++ Now we have my 1879 Minor league Gleason who resembles Gleason in his St Louis major League 1884 photo--WOW+++
Several have looked at the two different ---DUBUQUE-- photos.They believe the two 1879 Comiskey photos indeed are the same player---thanks this is getting good.

So if Gleason is actually sitting lower thats a great point, meaning he is taller than the photo suggest.

[HRBAKER]

Theatre of the Absurd!
It's been good for a while now.

[CW]

This is turning out to be what we call on the poker forums a "level" (ie. to post something which is intentionally deceptive, typically with the hope of eliciting a certain predictable reaction).

It is entertaining, I'll give him that.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Directly

+++ Now we have my 1879 Minor league Gleason who resembles Gleason in his St Louis major League 1884 photo--WOW+++
Several have looked at the two different ---DUBUQUE-- photos.They believe the two 1879 Comiskey photos indeed are the same player---thanks this is getting good.

It's a one-man 'Cobb & Edwards' show.

[Runscott]

Guys, this is really freaking me out, but I just realized.....

I AM CHARLES COMISKEY!!!!!

I was only a kid at the time, and had no idea, but now it's all creeping back into my consciousness, and it's tough. Someone please help.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Guys, this is really freaking me out, but I just realized.....

I AM CHARLES COMISKEY!!!!!

I was only a kid at the time, and had no idea, but now it's all creeping back into my consciousness, and it's tough. Someone please help.

Post Of The Day!

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Guys, this is really freaking me out, but I just realized.....

I AM CHARLES COMISKEY!!!!!

I was only a kid at the time, and had no idea, but now it's all creeping back into my consciousness, and it's tough. Someone please help.

Yup, head's exactly the same size. We have a match!

Wait, do you live in St. Louis...?

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Guys, this is really freaking me out, but I just realized.....

I AM CHARLES COMISKEY!!!!!

I was only a kid at the time, and had no idea, but now it's all creeping back into my consciousness, and it's tough. Someone please help.

Always thought you were a hot dog Scott. Which one are you in the picture?

[bmarlowe1]

Originally Posted by Directly

Several have looked at the two different ---DUBUQUE-- photos.They believe the two 1879 Comiskey photos indeed are the same player

We don't know who "they" are, and in any case as anyone who is actually knowledgable about this subject will tell you, that means very little. Finding a person in an old photos that (to some) resembles a famous person is a very common occurrence. You certainly have succeeded in taking it to an absurd level.

[Directly]

Next lets discuss the Radbourn comparison--unfortunately the hat hides the hair-line.--Is there any photo existing showing Radbourn without his mustache for comparisons?

Just recently on 60 minutes they interviewed the soldier that killed the most wanted man in the world. The soldier said he was trained with photographs to study the facial features to identify his target. He went on to say when he confronted the man in Pakistan, BL appearance had changed, he had changed his beard,etc--There was only one facial feature that CONFIRMED his man--do you know what it was???---

[Directly]

Later I will compare Loftus and Carroll--that would make five Northwestern baseball players---until!--

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by Directly

Later I will compare Loftus and Carroll--that would make five Northwestern baseball players---until!--

Can't wait. Just keep on plodding along with your blinders up and your fingers in your ears.

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by Directly

Just recently on 60 minutes they interviewed the soldier that killed the most wanted man in the world. The soldier said he was trained with photographs to study the facial features to identify his target. He went on to say when he confronted the man in Pakistan, BL appearance had changed, he had changed his beard,etc--There was only one facial feature that CONFIRMED his man--do you know what it was???---

You are masterful at providing "evidence" that could only be even vaguely described as somewhat circumstancial.

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.

[sayhey24]

Originally Posted by Directly

Next lets discuss the Radbourn comparison--unfortunately the hat hides the hair-line.

Just recently on 60 minutes they interviewed the soldier that killed the most wanted man in the world. The soldier said he was trained with photographs to study the facial features to identify his target. He went on to say when he confronted the man in Pakistan, BL appearance had changed, he had changed his beard,etc--There was only one facial feature that CONFIRMED his man--do you know what it was???---

I'm not sure what this obsession is with hairlines, since that's a feature that changes over time. But since hair was mentioned, notice how the hair in the fake Radbourn is a medium shade, leaning toward light, while the hair that can be seen in the photo of the real Radbourn is jet black (although the photo quality is poor). In a recent post in another thread here in the memorabilia section, artist Graig Kreindler also portrays Radbourn with black hair, and I believe he bases his paintings on period photographs.

Greg

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Directly

Next lets discuss the Radbourn comparison--unfortunately the hat hides the hair-line.

Just recently on 60 minutes they interviewed the soldier that killed the most wanted man in the world. The soldier said he was trained with photographs to study the facial features to identify his target. He went on to say when he confronted the man in Pakistan, BL appearance had changed, he had changed his beard,etc--There was only one facial feature that CONFIRMED his man--do you know what it was???---

The only way to identify a Radbourn photo is by his middle finger.

[Runscott]

Who needs hairline analysis? I'm fairly sure that you could use simple algebra to prove that Radbourn's grandson is Comiskey’s grandfather and that Comiskey is the ghost of his own father.

(they used to do this all the time)

[ctownboy]

If the OP continues at this rate, he will also find Pud Galvin, Willie Keeler, John Clarkson and King Kelly in the photo.....

In my opinion, I think two things should now happen:

1) The OP should stop with his sales pitches here and just see if any major auction house will accept this piece.

2) Everybody should just stop responding to whatever the OP writes. It is obvious the OP wont listen to anything people are saying and just "KNOWS" what he has is real and has Comiskey in it. So lets just stop wasting our time with him and let him continue down the Cobb/Edwards road....

David

[bmarlowe1]

Comparing the "Dubuque" player claimed to be Radbourne c1879 (left) to the real Radbourn in 1882 (right), we can see how far delusion can carry a photo owner.

The exposure on this thread will hopefully make this item very hard to sell.

One major auction house has already rejected it.

[ctownboy]

Bmarlowe1,

"One major auction house has already rejected it.".

That is my point. If the OP is wanting to sell this piece and REALLY thought Comiskey was in the picture, he wouldn't be spending so much time on this board trying to convince us Comiskey was in the picture but would, instead, be spending that time talking to different auction houses seeing what the best deal on consignment fees he could get.

Since he wasn't doing that, I came to the conclusion that he had already been rejected by an auction house and was on here fishing to see if he could come up with a person who had experience in this area of photo identification to back him up. Once he had that, I assumed he would disappear.

David