Tris Speaker is in full swing in this image taken during the World Tour stop in London. This photo must have been taken contemporaneously with the image used in the 1915 Susini and 1934 R & J Hill baseball cards featuring Speaker.
The uniforms are a match and close inspection of the three images shows markings that confirm this.
Fascinating RPPC of Tris Speaker at bat at Hilltop Park in New York. The stadium is clearly Hilltop which was used by the Highlanders/Yankees only through 1912. The Boston uniform is consistent with their 1910-1912 uniforms. The Highlanders uniform is consistent with their 1910-1911 uniform.…
A massive close cropped image of an early career Christy Mathewson by the Paul Thompson agency. We know it is 1902-1904 based upon the uniform Matty is wearing. It is possibly 1902 based on the fact his teammate behind him is wearing a white cap…
Tris Speaker and Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox are seen here in Spring Training in Redondo Beach, California in March 1911.