Players – Page 2 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Heine Groh, c. 1912

1911-1915 Images, Agencies, Brown Brothers, Collections, Heine Groh, New York Giants, Photographs

Heine Groh of the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds circa 1912 by Brown Brothers.

Cy Seymour, c. 1908

Collections, Cy Seymour, Photographs

Cy Seymour in his follow through, circa 1908.

1914 New York Giants on Opening Day

Agencies, Christy Mathewson, Collections, Hall of Famers, Paul Thompson's The Article Syndicate, Photographs

1914 New York Giants on Opening Day. Photo by The Article Syndicate, Paul Thompson’s photo agency. Christy Mathewson is at far left wearing his 1913 World Tour sweater. From the Michael Mumby Collection.

Jack Warhop, c. 1910

1906-1910 Images, Agencies, Brown Brothers, Collections, Jack Warhop, New York Highlanders, Photographs, Teams

Jack Warhop of the New York Highlanders c. 1910 by Brown Brothers. Note the early Brown Brothers address on back.

Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Browns c. 1915

"Smoky" Joe Wood, 1911-1915 Images, Bobby Wallace, Burt Shotten, Collections, Deadball Stadiums, Ernie Shore, Heine Wagner, Herb Pennock, Jack Barry, Photographs, Pinch Thomas, Players

This image depicts the aftermath of a scuffle between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Browns c. 1915 at Sportmans Park in St. Louis. The umpires, or perhaps policemen, are shown restraining the players. Depicted left to right are: Burt Shotten? of the St.…

Hughie Jennings, 1918 in Waxahachie, Texas

Agencies, Collections, Hall of Famers, Hughie Jennings, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Photographs, Waxahachie ML Spring Training

Detroit Tigers Manager and HOFer Hughie Jennings in Waxahachie, Texas for Spring Training in 1918.

Red Faber, 1921 in Waxahachie, Texas

Agencies, Hall of Famers, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Photographs, Red Faber, Waxahachie ML Spring Training

Red Faber when the Chicago White Sox trained in Waxahachie, Texas in 1921. The stadium backdrop is Jungle Park.

Bill Dahlen, c. 1906

Agencies, Bill Dahlen, Brown Brothers, Players

Bill Dahlen of the New York Giants. Likely taken during Spring Training.

Rube Marquard, c. 1909

Collections, Hall of Famers, Photographs, Rube Marquard

c. 1909 image of Rube Marquard by Harry B. Collins, Jr. This image was used for his May 1912 Police Gazette supplement, but is a circa 1909 image based on the uniform and stadium background with no box seats.

Kid Elberfeld, 1914

Agencies, Brown Brothers, Kid Elberfeld

Terrific image of Kid Elberfeld during his brief appearance with the Brooklyn Robins in 1914. The uniform is from 1913, so it is likely this image was taken in Spring Training.

Hal Chase T202 center panel image, c. 1910

Collections, Hal Chase, Photographs, Photos used for Cards

This is the image that was used for Hal Chase’s center panel image in the T202 set. Not the script identification of “Chase” in the lower right corner. Here are the T202 front and back images.

Babe Ruth in 1925 in St. Petersburg, Florida

Babe Ruth, Collections, Hall of Famers, Photographs

Babe Ruth at bat in Spring Training in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1925. We can establish the exact year based on the follow through image that has the pertinent information on the paper slug on back and the N.E.A. April 1925 date stamp. In fact,…