The World Tourist are seen on the field in Manilla, The Phillipines prior to their game there on December 17, 1913. The U.S. troops there had been given the day off to attend them game and many of them can be seen in the stands.
The scene before us is the opening speech given by the commanding general, General J. Franklin Bell, in his pristine white suit can be seen at center. Hans Lobert is seen striding over the baseline
Nice image of Baker in his follow through in the upturned collar that he really seems to have favored. Brown Brothers image with the early “108 Fulton St.” stamped that has been covered over in purple.
The Tigers trained in Waxahachie, at Jungle Park, in 1916-1918. This image of Cobb was captured in March 1917 and with the other group shot in the collection is the only known photo of Ty Cobb in Waxahachie. Cobb was perhaps the greatest player of…
This print of Sam Crawford was the production piece likely used to create his D304 card image and his 1916 Police Gazette supplement image. The masking matches those images. The research was done by Gumshoe Baseball and Deron Dixon.