Sherry Magee or Bristol Lord....what's your guess ?

[Wite3]

Absolutely Magee...this image is from a Horner Cabinet if I recall...Lord looks nothing like this.

Joshua

[tedzan]

Thanks guys....and thanks JON for inverting the image.


Here's a link to a photo of Bristol Lord

http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballp...Bris_Lord_1883


TED Z

[bmarlowe1]

Bris Lord

[rhettyeakley]

Magie/Lord isn't the only mistake in that set either, as the Frank Baker card features a picture of Cy Seymour's Horner Studios portrait, which is also a reversed image.

Here is the Seymour original photo...


Here is the T208/E104/D359 Baker...
http://www.b-lauctions.com/site/bid/...sp?itemid=5962

[tedzan]

Numerous sources have Bris' full name as...... Bristol Robotham Lord.

But, others have Briscoe Lord.

And, then others simply have Bris.


TED Z

[tedzan]

Nice research; and, I think there is at least one more "mis-pictured" A's player in these issues. At the
recent Philly Show, my booth was adjacent to Legendary's booth. While studying their T208 set, I im-
mediately noticed that the Bris Lord image had to be Sherry Magee. I don't recall the other one I was
suspicious about. I'll have to see if I wrote down the other card's image.

These mistakes are really puzzling to me. Since, one of the better documented books on Connie Mack
refers to this Nadja set being issued shortly after the A's won the World Series in 1910. Connie and his
A's players were elated to see these cards. I would even say that Connie Mack had some influence in
the production of this 18-card set.

In any event, what is even more of a mystery to me....why wasn't Jack Coombs portrayed in this issue ?

Coombs pitched 3 complete games and won all 3.


TED Z

[rhettyeakley]

Just as reference here is a Colgan's Tin Top of Sherry Magee (featuring his Horner portrait)...

[fkw]

Bob Lemke did a story about this exact thing in the SCD a few years ago. I was looking through some old clippings I cut from the SCD (I cut all the vintage stuff out) and saw it last week. I guess someone wrote him and told him. He also reversed the photo of the E104 and put them side by side. funny

[bmarlowe1]

Something like this --

[tedzan]

MARK

Great research on Cy Morgan. When I saw the T208 set at Legendary's booth in Philly, I had my
suspicions about Morgan. But, I could not find the correct image. However, I had a feeling there
were at least 3 portrait depictions in the T208 (E104 & D359) sets that were some other players.

This has been very illuminating thread....if I say so myself.

Regards,

TED Z

[ethicsprof]

Excellent work, Mark.
I do remember your O C piece on Good. As Ted says..most illuminating!!!

many thanks

best,

barry

[bmarlowe1]

Barry and Ted -

It's all good fun. I should also mention that

- I was not the first person to notice that the '04 Spalding Guide photo was not Cy Morgan - another person deserves credit for that. I was able to confirm that he for sure was Bowcock.

- In that same 1903 StL AL head shot composite, Red Powell and Hunter Hill are also swapped.

Mark

[rhettyeakley]

I wanted to bump this thread because as I was looking at the T208's today I am having a hard time believing that the Jack Lapp card actually depicts Lapp. He was a fairly distinctive looking guy and while it may just be a fairly crappy rendition of Lapp it just doesn't look anything like Lapp to me. Does anybody have the photo that the Lapp T208/E104/D359 was taken from?
-Rhett

Here's a photo of Lapp: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../Jack_Lapp.jpg

Here is Legendary's T208:
http://legendaryauctions.com/LotDeta...00&category=37