Larry Schlaffly, Manager of the Buffalo Buffeds and Otto Knabe, Manager of the Baltimore Terrapins exchange greetings just prior to the first ever game of the Federal League. Here is the image in the Baltimore paper the next day. A truly historic image!
Iconic image of Hughie Jennings by Louis Van Oeyen in 1909. This image was the basis for many cards including the Sporting News M101-2, Boston Store, Collins-McCarthy, Weil Baking, Clark Bread, Herpolsheimers and E-121. The M101-2 is dated September 30, 1909.
Zack Wheat’s powerful swing captured by Charles Conlon. The second set of images at bottom, which are not in the collection, show Wheat’s signature on the back as well Conlon’s Stamp. This photo was also used for Wheat’s 1927 Exhibit card.
Jim Thorpe in Marlin Springs, Texas in 1914 for Spring Training with the New York Giants. Thorpe was the most celebrated athlete in the world at that time, although his talent never truly translated to baseball success.