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Merkle923 · 08-06-2015, 10:58 PM

As we look at a couple more Barr-Farnham 1909 postcards, we don't have to introduce the man in street clothes.

It is interesting, though, to look at the team picture postcard and who's the lead figure - Johnson - and who's right next to him. That's trainer J.W. Eddinger right behind him, and Eddinger too got a postcard. It's fascinating because of the lettering on his arm in the detail below.

In the back, at the far left of a team clearly arranged by height - is manager Pongo Joe Cantillon. There is no record of how tall he was(n't) but I'm sure some nimble mathematician could work backwards from the fact that Johnson was 6'1".

08-06-2015, 10:58 PM	#25852
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,185	Walter Johnson 1907 As we look at a couple more Barr-Farnham 1909 postcards, we don't have to introduce the man in street clothes. It is interesting, though, to look at the team picture postcard and who's the lead figure - Johnson - and who's right next to him. That's trainer J.W. Eddinger right behind him, and Eddinger too got a postcard. It's fascinating because of the lettering on his arm in the detail below. In the back, at the far left of a team clearly arranged by height - is manager Pongo Joe Cantillon. There is no record of how tall he was(n't) but I'm sure some nimble mathematician could work backwards from the fact that Johnson was 6'1". Last edited by Merkle923; 08-01-2017 at 11:30 PM.