Sir Lurksalot photopack (Negro League players)

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Armando Torres was a pitcher for the Cuban Stars in 1939. He is shown here in the uniform of the 1938 Santa Clara, Cuba, team.

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Clarence Turner, P, is shown on the left in the uniform of the Indianapolis Clowns. On the right, he is shown later as the basketball coach of Camden (NJ) High School. In the role of Camden HS coach, he won seven state titles.

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This William "Bill" Van Buren was a pitcher with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1953. He was born in 1935. He is not to be confused with Outfielder Bill Van Buren, who played for the Memphis Red Sox in 1931.

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Columbus Vance was a pitcher for several Negro League teams during the 1927-34 period. The attached is of a player named Vance on a 1920's team named the Chicago Pullman Giants. The auction house which sold the team photo thought the player may be Columbus Vance, but was unable to verify the identity. So it would be well to continue to look for a verifiable photo of Columbus Vance.

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Jose Velasquez, P, is shown in the uniform of the Indianapolis Clowns.

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Jim Bennett, P, is shown in the uniform of the Indianapolis Clowns.

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Luis Raul Cabrera, P, is shown in the uniform of the Indianapolis Clowns.

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Efigenio "Coco" Ferrer, 2B/SS, is shown in the uniform of the Indianapolis Clowns.

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Ramiro Ramirez, OF/Mgr., is shown in the uniform of the Indianapolis Clowns.

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Ron "Bunny" Warren was a shortstop on the Detroit Stars and Indianapolis Clowns during the 1949-50 period. He is shown on the left in the uniform of the Cincinnati Tigers. On the right, he is shown as an older man in the uniform of the Detroit Stars.

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Everett Watson was an officer with the 1931 Detroit Stars.

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Sidney "Sy" Morton was a SS/2B with the Philadelphia Stars, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Chicago American Giants, and Newark Eagles, during the 1940-47 period. He is shown here in an unidentified uniform.

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William Warren Peace, P, is shown in the uniform of the Newark Eagles.

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Pearl F. "Specks" Webster, C/OF, is shown in the uniform of the Brooklyn Royal Giants. This is an improved image over the one previously posted for this player.

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Nathan "Sonny" Weston was a first baseman on the 1951 Chicago American Giants. He is shown on the left as a young player in an unidentified uniform. On the right, he is shown as an older man in street clothes, wearing a Chicago American Giants cap.

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Dennis Graham, OF, is shown in the uniform of the Homestead Grays.

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S. B. Wilkins was the secretary of the Washington Pilots in 1932.

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One of the Negro League players named Clarence Williams was a pitcher/outfielder with the Baltimore Elite Giants and the Washington Black Senators during the 1938-40 period. The attached two photos MAY be of that player. They are of a man named Clarence Williams, and they were posted by his grandson. The grandson indicated that his maternal grandfather had played in the Negro Leagues during the 1930's, but he wasn't sure with which team or teams. The uniform on the left reads "B Giants."

This is another case where my recommendation is that we continue to look for a verifiable image of the subject player, i.e. Clarence Williams of the Baltimore Elite Giants and Washington Black Senators.

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Frank "Shorty" Williams, OF, is shown in the uniform of the Homestead Grays. This player is not to be confused with the outfielder Frank Williams, who was with the 1959 Memphis Red Sox and 1960 Kansas City Monarchs. This Frank "Shorty" Williams was with the Homestead Grays during the 1942-46 period.

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J. C. Hamilton, P, is shown in the uniform of the Homestead Grays.