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Todd Schultzexcept that he looks a little younger than what I would expect for a then nearly 34 year-old. Arthur was 5 years younger, and although I have never seen a photo of him, I have to believe this is him. John only pitched about 1/2 of the 1894 season (the mound was actually moved back in 1893), and as I understand it had little if anything left because he never had much of a fastball to begin with and relied on finesse, so the longer throw was pretty much batting practice. Seems unlikely he was making a comeback with St. Louis, but I of course could be wrong.
Does anyone own the 1895 Mayo Clarkson or have a scan? I'm curious if this is the only Clarkson or whether there are two in the set.