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Originally Posted by prewinter
Here's a quick comparison of the player from the Cedar Brook team photo with possible matches from the Exeter team photos. Not sure it convinces me, but they were the best that came to my eye.
A player named Batten shows up in box scores for Cedar Brook as early as 1902 (Philadelphia Inquirer, July 6, 1902).
Meanwhile, a Batten shows up playing for Brown Prep in 1910 (Philadelphia Inquirer, April 16, 1910, pg. 11)
There seem to have been multiple Batten's playing in the Philadelphia area around that time.
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The 1910 Batten you found was Brown Preparatory School and I could only find the years 1939 and 1940 in E-Yearbooks
The Cedar Brook is the only photo I have found of a Batten and the age could be about right if it was George. Not saying its George but at least a photo of a Batten is found.
Here's the Phillips Exeter 1911 baseball team.