Brown is shown here in his Chicago Federal League uniform in 1915. Brown was one of the handful of stars that joined the breakaway league. Likely a later print from the Chicago Daily News archives.
Circa 1906 photo of Willie Keeler in Spring Training by Spooner and Wells. Note Keeler’s truncated swing which allowed him to place the ball wherever he desired, “hit ’em where they ain’t:.
This is a Carl Horner photo of Bender which has been chopped down by a former owner from a larger Horner 1903 A’s team cabinet. This is Bender’s best known portrait and was used for numerous card issues such as the T206 and W600 sets.
These images are taken from glass plate images of the Detroit Tigers at Jungle Park, Waxahachie when they trained there from 1916 to 1918. One of the only views of the entire grandstand. For the full story of the Major Leagues in Waxahachie see this…