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prewinter · 05-27-2022, 08:37 PM

I've got a photo of Bishop (https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=bishop006---) with the 1914 Superior club, cropped from a team photo I found online (http://www.nebaseballhistory.com/superior1914.html). This photo was published in the Nebraska State Journal on June 14, 1914 with the players identified; it is also the basis for the photo in the Reach and Spalding guides from 1915. According to Baseball-Reference, his full name was William F. Bishop, and he played with Muskogee in 1916. If you look at his card in the Sporting News Index, they indicate he also played with Hopkinsville in 1910 and Fairbury in 1915. Newspaper reports from the time support the Superior -> Fairbury -> Muskogee connection.

The Hopkinsville newspaper gives the name of their pitcher as Walter F. Bishop. When he signed with Superior prior to the 1914 season, the papers reported he played with St. Louis in 1913; the newspaper in St. Louis referred to him as "Al Bishop" during the 1913 season, but when they reported he signed with Superior, they called him "Henry Bishop", as did the newspaper in Superior. Late in the season, the Superior newspaper referred to him as W.F. Bishop. When he signed with Fairbury in 1915, the papers there called him George, then Adam. And Muskogee called him Walter before calling him Will.

What I'm hoping to find is a photo of him with Hopkinsville and/or with Muskogee, so I can confirm at least that they are all the same player. Then maybe I can figure out what his name actually was. I'm leaning towards William, but youneverknow.

Follow-up:
This player is William Frank Bishop, born William Bischoff on August 5, 1888 in St. Louis, MO. He was identified in an article in the Longview News-Journal on October 26, 1971 (pg. 7) upon the occasion of his being recognized as a World War I veteran. The article described his as a former professional pitcher for "the Jackson Michigan club, St. Louis and the Federal League and the Superior Nebraska baseball club." He died September 22, 1975 in Longview, Texas.

05-27-2022, 08:37 PM	#3766
prewinter Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 284	Bishop (1914) I've got a photo of Bishop (https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=bishop006---) with the 1914 Superior club, cropped from a team photo I found online (http://www.nebaseballhistory.com/superior1914.html). This photo was published in the Nebraska State Journal on June 14, 1914 with the players identified; it is also the basis for the photo in the Reach and Spalding guides from 1915. According to Baseball-Reference, his full name was William F. Bishop, and he played with Muskogee in 1916. If you look at his card in the Sporting News Index, they indicate he also played with Hopkinsville in 1910 and Fairbury in 1915. Newspaper reports from the time support the Superior -> Fairbury -> Muskogee connection. The Hopkinsville newspaper gives the name of their pitcher as Walter F. Bishop. When he signed with Superior prior to the 1914 season, the papers reported he played with St. Louis in 1913; the newspaper in St. Louis referred to him as "Al Bishop" during the 1913 season, but when they reported he signed with Superior, they called him "Henry Bishop", as did the newspaper in Superior. Late in the season, the Superior newspaper referred to him as W.F. Bishop. When he signed with Fairbury in 1915, the papers there called him George, then Adam. And Muskogee called him Walter before calling him Will. What I'm hoping to find is a photo of him with Hopkinsville and/or with Muskogee, so I can confirm at least that they are all the same player. Then maybe I can figure out what his name actually was. I'm leaning towards William, but youneverknow. Follow-up: This player is William Frank Bishop, born William Bischoff on August 5, 1888 in St. Louis, MO. He was identified in an article in the Longview News-Journal on October 26, 1971 (pg. 7) upon the occasion of his being recognized as a World War I veteran. The article described his as a former professional pitcher for "the Jackson Michigan club, St. Louis and the Federal League and the Superior Nebraska baseball club." He died September 22, 1975 in Longview, Texas. Attached Images Last edited by prewinter; 06-16-2022 at 07:37 PM.