Shoeless Joe? A's? Please tell me I didn't miss this.

[ThomasL]

Was revisiting this picture and discussion. The notation at the bottom is "El, Pasco, Texas" which Im assuming is El Paso. I dont think in 1909 the Athletics were ever in El Paso where they? Doesn't look like it for spring training at least...did they do some kind of post season tour?

Spring Training 1909 was held in New Orleans and Joe Jackson arrived their ahead of the team as he traveled from Greenville (with a rep from the A's it appears a "doctor" to make sure he didn't get home sick. Team arrived there on March 10. Ira Thomas had signed and arrived in Philly in time to travel from there with the bulk of the team. Strunk also traveled with the bulk of the team from Philly.

[ThomasL]

It is worth noting that 1912 and 1913 spring training for the A's was in San Antonio, TX...the New York Giants were also training in TX and I think there was a rumor they were going to play each other during training season 1912 but believe that never came to fruition...but might the player in the middle be a NY Giant?

I have not found reference to the A's being in El Paso during this time frame yet...maybe someone else knows if they ever ventured out to El Paso?

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by ThomasL

It is worth noting that 1912 and 1913 spring training for the A's was in San Antonio, TX...the New York Giants were also training in TX and I think there was a rumor they were going to play each other during training season 1912 but believe that never came to fruition...but might the player in the middle be a NY Giant?

The guy in the middle is wearing a sweater that looks a lot like the one Red Ames is wearing on his T3 card, complete with the large pocket.

[JollyElm]

I see a time traveling David Cone...

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[prewarsports]

I am almost 100 percent positive that photo was removed from Strunk's 1910 spring training photo album so I doubt it's Jackson since he played his spring training games with New Orleans. Plus, it does not look like him. Strunk might have added 1909 to one of the photos later, but I dont think anything in that book was actually before the 1910 tour they did before the season.

[Dto7]

The player in the middle is Harry Kane who played for the Phillies in 1905-06 and was managing a team in El Paso. A photo of Kane from 1902 below. The 1912 newspaper had him pitching for the A's.