I'm almost POSITIVE this card features Shoeless Joe...

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by bmarlowe1

Tim's and Paul's analyses of the fielder in the photos is really good - I think. I would only disagree about the base in the two photos - they are similar, and they can be the same.

There are three very identifiable shadows/indentations that the two photos share. One is at the extreme left corner. The other is on the side facing the dugout, and the third is the curved side facing home plate (as stated by Tim).

These bases were not rigid back then, like they are today. They were bags that were loose... like square pillows. There is no chance that the base would appear so identical in two different games (with the same shadowing and indentations in the same exact spots).

[bmarlowe1]

Originally Posted by perezfan

There are three very identifiable shadows/indentations that the two photos share. One is at the extreme left corner. The other is on the side facing the dugout, and the third is the curved side facing home plate (as stated by Tim).

These bases were not rigid back then, like they are today. They were bags that were loose... like square pillows. There is no chance that the base would appear so identical in two different games (with the same shadowing and indentations in the same exact spots).

I don't agree with you about the base - the newpaper photo is not clear enough to be sure the markings and indentations on the base are the same. But.....see my next post..