c1915 Federal League broadside...well...part of one

[CarltonHendricks]

Spotted this broadside today at an antiques fair....part of a broadside that is....it was about 13 wide x 10 tall.....back in the day must have been used as a backing in a picture frame and got trimmed to fit...Had it been complete I'd have been all over it....as it was, just couldn't get behind it. But I will say, it's a partial view of a rare poster. The back had another game advertised...It was cracked and brittle....seller had 1914-15 which seemed about right

[Heritage Sports]

It's still pretty great! The Federal League was only 1914-15 (or, at least, that was when it was a "Major" league--it existed as a rogue minor league in 1912-13, but not with those teams I don't think), so the dating is definitely right. That's gotta be Johnny Evers in the image, but he didn't jump to the Feds like Mordecai Brown from the Cubs, so an odd choice...

[Al C.risafulli]

I've got one of those. It's a magnificent piece.

If I remember correctly, the back of mine actually says "no games to-day" - I think it was meant to be put in a store window or something like that.

[bmarlowe1]

Originally Posted by Heritage Sports

It's still pretty great! The Federal League was only 1914-15 (or, at least, that was when it was a "Major" league--it existed as a rogue minor league in 1912-13, but not with those teams I don't think), so the dating is definitely right. That's gotta be Johnny Evers in the image, but he didn't jump to the Feds like Mordecai Brown from the Cubs, so an odd choice...

I don't know who that is, but it isn't Evers.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by bmarlowe1

I don't know who that is, but it isn't Evers.

Agreed, I don't see even a vague resemblance other than a similar pose.