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Old 04-24-2014, 11:05 PM
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I very knowledgeable board member and postcard collector contacted me because he thought this may be a photo of the University of Chicago team playing Waseda University in Japan. This happened a number of time - you can read about it here:

http://lib.typepad.com/scrc/


Though Faber's uniform (below left) is very similar to that of the guy in the postcard (below center) - the font is actually different. This is most easily seen when comparing the cross-bars in the respective letter H's. For Faber - it is clearly at an angle, for the postcard guy, it is straight across.

Below right is a photo of a U of Chicago player (Glen Roberts). The lettering on his jersey does seem to match that of the postcard guy. While he has a collar and the postcard guy does not, we found other U of Chicago player photos from the 1910 tour with that same lettering font and no collars. A translation of the Japanese writing may confirm this is U of Chicago vs. Waseda.
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File Type: jpg Faber 1913 tour c54.jpg (60.2 KB, 75 views)
File Type: jpg Japanese Chicago postcard 4 c54.jpg (72.3 KB, 75 views)
File Type: jpg Glen S Roberts c.jpg (46.2 KB, 75 views)

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