November Pick-Ups

[horzverti]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

I was recently invited by the show promoter of the annual Thanksgiving Moeller High School baseball card show in Cincinnati to come check it out as his guest. Regionally this show is really well known for it's large turnout focused on Reds collectors everywhere.

Fortunately I was able to pick up a few really nice items, but the highlight was scoring this Charles Conlon Type I photo of Reds no-hit pitcher Hod Eller.
Eller pitched his no-hitter against the St. Louis Cards on May 11, 1919. He also was a member of the 1919 World Series Champion Cincinnati Reds and won 2 of the games in the infamous Black Sox series. I believe that this photo originates from the 1919 or 1920 season.

One curiosity is the fact that the photo has both the stamp of Charles Conlon and Paul Thompson. I am certainly not as well versed on early vintage photos on this board, but was wondering if this was very common?
Any help that you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

I love the image and it's the first Type I Conlon photo that I've ever added to my no-hit collection.

Great Eller photo! I like Eller because he always looks like a badass. My two cents - it is an original Conlon which was “borrowed” by Paul Thompson. It looks to have been captured at the Polo Grounds so it is either photographer’s backyard. I would guess that both photogs received credit for this image at different times of its use.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by horzverti

Great Eller photo! I like Eller because he always looks like a badass. My two cents - it is an original Conlon which was “borrowed” by Paul Thompson. It looks to have been captured at the Polo Grounds so it is either photographer’s backyard. I would guess that both photogs received credit for this image at different times of its use.

Great info, Curt! Thank you.
I definitely agree that Hod Eller looked like a badass. He was an Indiana raised farm boy, from what I've read. Although he didn't pitch for many years, he had a very solid performance with the exception of his last year where injuries likely were the root issue. His career ERA was really quite good from what I've seen.