Has Anyone ID'd Sharpe In T206??

[bmarlowe1]

Nice job finding the matching Rose card, but the conclusion given above is wrong.

The guy on the Rose card (below left), that is a perfect match to the t206 that started this thread, is obviously Harry Hinchman (exemplar repeated below center). Note that that ears match. Bill Hinchman (right) has a differently shaped ear. Therefore the guy in the post that started this thread is Harry Hinchman.

[veloce]

Oops again. I feel comforted by the fact that the card companies of the era had trouble sorting the Hinchman brothers out as well as many people since.

At least the 1908 Am Pub Co team postcard seemed to get it right: see http://www.sportingoregon.com/p799838731/e1573f694

So the Rose Co. card is wrong and T206 swapped photos on Harry Hinchman and Bud Sharpe.

Thanks, Mark, for patiently reposting the Hinchman portraits.

[rhettyeakley]

Thanks for posting the Rose Co postcard. Both guys played on the 1907 Cleveland Indians so it appears the Rosé Co postcard should be attributed to Harry and not Bill even though they probably meant to depict Bill who would continue in the majors while Harry would never again get there. In my database I list who they intended to depict, in this case it doesn't matter as the image is Harry, team is correct for both Bill and Harry and they only have a last name so IMO that is a card of Harry Hinchman.

That being said it is a pretty terrible artists rendition from the Horner image on the Rose to the T206, it became nearly unrecognizable as Harry. Cool thread, I love it when we can solve I'd mysteries.