Help! (Please) looking for my great grand father on T-206!

[Kawika]

Looks like Rhys Yeakley sold a photo of your ggf in one of his auctions.
RMY link


I put together a T209-1 set a few years back. As I recall Booles wasn't as tough as some of the other cards. One will turn up I'm sure if you are patient.

[Thromdog]

Interesting that picture shows him as a lefty and card as a rightie.....

[Jobu]

Also interesting is his resemblance to Jon Lester:

http://yawkeywayreport.com/wp-conten...jon-lester.jpg

[Joshwesley]

He was ambidextrous..... I am as well....

Incredible pic of the card... It exists!!!!
I've GOT to have one.
If any of you guys have any leads or know anyone that would be willing to part with one, I'd be so grateful.
I'm starting the search myself, right now

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by Thromdog

Interesting that picture shows him as a lefty and card as a rightie.....

Yeah, I noticed that. BBRef.com has him as a lefty. Not much of a likeness either. Wouldn't be the first time that the image was reversed or the wrong guy was shown on a card.
Booles was with Cleveland for three weeks in 1909. Found this Bain photo of the 1909 Naps on the internet. Don't know if he's in there or not but he was in fast company playing on the same team with the likes of Cy Young, Nap Lajoie and Addie Joss.

[Joshwesley]

Originally Posted by Kawika

Yeah, I noticed that. BBRef.com has him as a lefty. Not much of a likeness either. Wouldn't be the first time that the image was reversed or the wrong guy was shown on a card.
Booles was with Cleveland for three weeks in 1909. Found this Bain photo of the 1909 Naps on the internet. Don't know if he's in there or not but he was in fast company playing on the same team with the likes of Cy Young, Nap Lajoie and Addie Joss.

Incredible!!!

I believe that to be him on the middle row (second to the right), unless you all know otherwise.

I knew he played with the guy that was believed to have either started or was heavily involved with the black sox scandal.
I had NO idea he played with (edit) cy young)... Nice company gramps!!

Keep is coming gents... Thanks for your knowledge !

[Kawika]

Josh: There is a website we all use that has a lot of information about ballplayers' statistics. It's called baseball-reference.com. Here are links for your ggf's minor league career and his major league career. If you click on the various teams he played for (Raleigh and Shreveport in the minors, Cleveland in the bigs) you will see that he rubbed shoulders with some luminaries of the game. In 1908 in Shreveport he indeed played with one of the notorious Black Sox, Chick Gandil. Another teammate was Hall of Famer Zach Wheat. In Cleveland, aside from Lajoie, Young and Joss, he was part of a group of deadballers who are as familiar to us collectors as any modern roster of ballplayers. His career in pro ball was brief but it was the real deal.
As for whether he is in the team photo, you would be a better judge than me. My eyes go screwy trying to match old faces. I don't know when in the season it was taken so there's no guarantee he would was on the Naps at the time.

[bmarlowe1]

Originally Posted by Joshwesley

Incredible!!!

I believe that to be him on the middle row (second to the right), unless you all know otherwise.

I knew he played with the guy that was believed to have either started or was heavily involved with the black sox scandal.
I had NO idea he played with (edit) cy young)... Nice company gramps!!

Keep is coming gents... Thanks for your knowledge !

Josh - Red Booles is not in the Cleveland team photo (it is spring 1910). Middle row 2nd from right is Hall of Famer Elmer Flick. The correct IDs are:

back row:
George Boice – Bill Bradley – Art Kruger – Elmer "Bob" Koestner – Addie Joss
mid row:
Nig Clark – Walt Doane – Nap Lajoie – Deacon McGuire – Fred Link – Willy Mitchell – Elmer Flick – Ted Easterly
front row:
Harry Kirsch – Phil Cooney – Terry Turner – Neal Ball – Jack Graney – Joe Birmingham


BTW - do you have any good photos of him as a young man that you could post?

[John V]

Maybe you've already seen this. (from a chopped up Reach catalog)

[Bpm0014]

Just an FYI; not sure if it has been addressed yet. He is NOT in the T206 set. Sorry!

[Joshwesley]

Originally Posted by John V

Maybe you've already seen this. (from a chopped up Reach catalog)

That's incredible...!! Thank you...
When I get to the office, I'm going to post the picture I have off him..
It's a portrait in his Cleveland jacket.