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Originally Posted by prewinter
The photo below was printed in the St. Louis Star on July 2, 1922, of the policeman's club twenty seven years earlier, reportedly from the day before they played the firemen. I believe that refers to the same game. Included in the photo are Pat McKenna, Darby O'Brien, Mike Drissell, John (Jack) Kirby, and Long John Healy. The photo can be found on Newspapers.com.
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Below is a comparison of Drissel (identified as Driscoll) from the photo of the St. Louis Police Department club and the woodcut of Drissel from the newspapers at the time of the game. They are similar, but the photo isn't really clear enough. Can someone improve the image?