Int. League Photo

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Posted By: Adam B.

Kind of wanted to see this one run its course.

http://cgi.ebay.com/CABINET-PHOTO-1888-INT-LEAGUE-TEAM-W-NEGRO-PLAYERS_W0QQitemZ170181981036QQihZ007QQcategoryZ21 3QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Adam B

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

It's headed to REA and will be in their April auction.

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Posted By: davidcycleback

If it's real, it's worth a lot of money. I would expect it to sell for more than ten thousand at a major auction. Julie's Fleetwood Walker University of Michigan baseball photo sold for over $6,000 at REA a couple of years ago, and the Syracuse team cabinet photo would be in higher demand.

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

It's real and it's headed to SGC...will be in REA's April auction.

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Posted By: Joe_G.

By 1888, it was the International Association, not League. The 1888 Association didn't carry-over the laws the League passed in 1887 which forbade new contracts to colored players (the International League split in half at the conclusion of 1887 with 4 teams joining the new 1888 Association).

I suspect the two black players are Moses Fleetwood Walker & Robert Jiggins, both accomplished players. Moses would be the last colored player in the league, playing until at least July 1889. This is my best guess based on limited research.

Neat photo, will be fun to watch it in REA.

Best Regards,
Joe Gonsowski

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Posted By: Rhys

I had been in communication with the seller since about 10 minutes after it was listed. I never asked her to end it and told her to not end it and let it run its course. As a courtesy she e mailed me twice right before ending it and told me it was on its way to be authenticated and that she would let me know when it was back from authentication and she was ready to sell it. I was under the impression she was telling the truth so how do you know it is going to REA? Sort of disappointing that she would not be honest with someone who was trying to be honest with her about how many offers she would receive (and she did!) but that is life I guess. I would not have won it anyways, but still disappointing.

Rhys

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Posted By: ramram

So, Dan, did you pull this one in??

Rob M.

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Posted By: gregor197

"I suspect the two black players are Moses Fleetwood Walker & Robert Jiggins, both accomplished players. Moses would be the last colored player in the league, playing until at least July 1889. This is my best guess based on limited research."

This pictures does indeed include Fleet Walker (Back Row, Left) and Robert Higgins [not Jiggins, which I assume was merely a typo] (Bottom Row, Left). A version of this photographs appears on page 23 of Dixon and Hannigan's _The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History_.

-greg

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

It wasn't me...The seller ended the auction and took it straight to REA's offices.