help! photo ID "proof" needed

[drc]

Looks as if he's wearing the same jersey as in the card.

Would it be acceptable for SGC to simply label it as an original Carl Horner photo without the identity of the player?

[prewarsports]

Good Call David

I think it is the same sitting just with and without his hat. If you look at how the bottons sit on both photos as well as how the point of the cloth at the top button is not tucked under the collar etc., I think it is not only a photo ID match but it could be one of those uniform matches they do in auctions to pinpoint a jersey to a certain year etc. I cant image a photo existing with more circumstantial evidence from 1903.

Rhys

[bmarlowe1]

There are about half a dozen folds and wrinkles that match.

[Bicem]

Originally Posted by drc

Would it be acceptable for SGC to simply label it as an original Carl Horner photo without the identity of the player?

Not for me it wouldn't, a big part of the reason I want it slabbed is for easy player identification.

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate all the input!!!

[Hankphenom]

Frank "Pop" Dillon was one of several minor league managers to scout Walter Johnson and reject him. On February 11, 1906, Dillon, manager of the L.A. Angels PCL team, went to see Johnson pitching for The Olinda Oil Wells semipro club against a team from Rivera. The Oil Wells won a 5-4 squeaker in which Johnson struck out 11 but also gave up 10 hits. After the game, Dillon was quoted as saying, "He won't do yet. He telegraphs everything he throws." Also on hand was Russ Hall, manager of the Seattle PCL team, and while Hall also turned Johnson down, he did sign two other members of the Olinda team. On November 7, 1907, Johnson got the chance to show Dillon firsthand what he had missed. With two months in the big leagues behind him now, Johnson pitched an exhibition game for the San Diego Pickwicks against Dillon's PCL champion Angels, striking out 16 Angels in a 1-0 victory for the Pickwicks. Frank Dillon was also Clark Griffith's cousin, another twist in the saga.
Hank Thomas

[Bicem]

just an update, it was graded and slabbed (SGC 50), this thread really helped... thanks again all!

[3-2-count]

With Dillon on the flip Jeff??

[Bicem]

yep... Frank "Pop" Dillon I believe!

[3-2-count]

Awesome Jeff!!!!