Original Photo Charles Conlon Eppa Rixey Rookie Year 1912..with a twist?

[ethicsprof]

great conlon photo and great pickup.
congrats

all the best
barry

[David Atkatz]

Rixey's shadow is different in the two photos. Also, there's a little wooden bridge that covers the drainage ditch at the gate. It's up in one photo, down in the other. The photos were not taken t the same time.

[GoCubsGo32]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

Rixey's shadow is different in the two photos. Also, there's a little wooden bridge that covers the drainage ditch at the gate. It's up in one photo, down in the other. The photos were not taken t the same time.

I think that's just the angle. Maybe not the same exact second they were taking, but both Bain and Conlons were taking a picture(s) of Eppa Rixey next to each other while he was warming up.

If you look in the stands...they are empty expect one guy in a hat. That's in both photos. Distance seems right as well. The patch of grass that is dead by his foot as well.

[Dto7]

Two more photos from that day.

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?...ggbain&sg=true

[nolemmings]

Strange that the Bain photo notes Fred Luderus, who may be off to the side.

One of the other Bain photos was used by Mendelsohn for J. Erskine Mayer's m101-5 card--thanks for the link as I am always trying to track down source photos for the m101 sets:

[RUKen]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

Strange that the Bain photo notes Fred Luderus, who may be off to the side.

Luderus and Rixey had a facial resemblance to each other. I think it was a misidentification by someone who didn't know that Luderus threw right-handed.

[Mark]

That's a Luderus explanation.

[howard38]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

Rixey's shadow is different in the two photos. Also, there's a little wooden bridge that covers the drainage ditch at the gate. It's up in one photo, down in the other. The photos were not taken t the same time.

To me it looks like the bridge is down in both photos.