1911-1915 Images – Page 9 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Tris Speaker – Boston’s Golden Outfield, c. 1914

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Gorgeous sepia toned photo of the Rex Sox Golden Outfield of Harry Hooper, Tris Speaker and Duffy Lewis. This is considered to be one the best outfields of all time.

Tris Speaker – Bain portrait, 1912 – $3,000

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Buy Now – $3,000 George Grantham Bain’s close in portrait of Speaker with his bat. It captures Speaker’s intensity. The new Fenway Park, which opened that year, is seen in the background. There are two different prints here with slightly different cropping and toning. These…

Tris Speaker – Golden Outfield snapshot, 1912

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Snapshot the Golden Outfield of Harry Hooper, Tris Speaker and Duffy Lewis in Hot Springs, Arkansas for Spring Training 1912.

Tris Speaker – World Series, 1912

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Tris Speaker at the bat during the 1912 World Series at Fenway Park in Boston. We can tell the catcher is a New York Giants by the stripes of his socks and the “NY” logo on his sleeve. The handwritten note on back identifies this…

Edd Roush – Federal League, 1915

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Roush demonstrates his classic slap hitter style, he was perhaps the preeminent place hitter of his generation. This photo shows him with the Newark Peppers of the Federal Leaugue in 1915. Here is a paragraph from SABR’s bio on Roush: “Roush wielded a short, thick-handled…

Christy Mathewson – Conlon Tuxedo Tobacco pose, 1912

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Iconic Christy Mathewson pose that was the basis for the Tuxedo tobacco ads featuring Matty. Here is a print ad from 1913, Tuxedo regularly used images of and endorsements from sports and entertainment stars of the day for their ads. This photo was taken and…

Christy Mathewson – PM1 Pin Pose, 1913

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Christy Mathewson at the Polo Grounds in New York in his PM1 pin pose.

Christy Mathewson – Marlin Springs, Texas, 1912

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Christy Mathewson in Marlin Springs, Texas for Spring Training wearing his favorite plaid coat. He is standing in front of a handball court which had just been built for the Giants.

Walter Johnson – at the Polo Grounds, c. 1912

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Walter Johnson warming up at the Polo Grounds circa 1912. Rare close in full body shot of Johnson. The “Press” stamp on back is from The Cleveland Press.

Walter Johnson – Graceful delivery, c. 1911

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Walter Johnson’s consummate grace and effortless delivery is on full display in this photo. This image, by the American Press Association, was used for the “exploding baseball” 1915 “All Star” composite photo which is also in the Collection.

Addie Joss Day – Panorama, 1911

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A snippet from a larger Louis Van Oeyen panoramic photo of the teams lined up on Addie Joss Day. Joss, the Cleveland Naps star, had died of tubercular meningitis at age 31 in April. A team of American League “All Stars” came to Cleveland’s League…

Addie Joss Day dugout, 1911

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A photo by Louis Van Oeyen which belonged to Walter Johnson himself. The names are in Johnson’s own handwriting, note he did not label himself. (L to R) “Home Run” Baker, Joe Wood, Walter Johnson and WaJo’s catcher Gabby Street. A collection of American League…