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Old 08-09-2024, 06:07 PM   #36922
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Originally Posted by Chickazoola View Post
Been working hard on the Joe Fagin case, and in doing so found a nice woodcut of him in the March 16, 1896 Memphis Commercial Appeal.

He signed with Memphis, but seems to have been let go before the season. The paper also had a nice woodcut that is an upgrade of Bill Wittrock, who was Fagin's battery mate in the Cincinnati amateur scene.
Awesome find!

We do have at least a couple photographs of Whitrock, including this one from his time with Quincy in 1892.
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