Ellam question

[frankbmd]

T206 Ellam is pictured in a Nashville uniform. He played for Birmingham from 1909-1915. He joined Nashville in 1916. Did they sign him in 1916 because he already had a card?

Are there other examples of T206ers, who are in uniforms for teams they did not play for or manage during 1908-1911? Just wondering.........

[FrankWakefield]

Seems to be a mistake. An enigma. No way American Litho 'knew' Ellam would eventually be with Nashville. I remember looking at his stats in old Spalding Records, and wondering what was going on with that. It is surprising. One of many in that white border set.

[drc]

People always say T206s were ahead of their time.

Actually, they don't say that, but for this post let's pretend they do.

Maybe it was really bad spelling.

[Abravefan11]

Frank - When the team caption was added to the Ellam card they simply made a mistake. If you look at the southern league players that were selected to be in the set, each team from the Southern Association and Virginia State League had at least two representatives. This is how the distribution for the Southern Association would have been had Ellam been correctly identified.

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Are there other examples of T206ers, who are in uniforms for teams they did not play for or manage during 1908-1911? Just wondering.........

Foley White
Another player in the set that some have thought was an error is Foley White. White's team designation is Houston but his statistical information for 1909 is for Waco.

After the 1908 season White signed with Houston. In early 1909 he reported to the team and participated in their preseason. This included catching the last game for Houston, the day before the Texas League opener. During the first weeks of the Texas League season White never played for Houston. By the end of May he would be released and joined the Waco team.

[FrankWakefield]

Nice graphic, Tim.

Who was it that first posted here on Net54 about Foley White?

[Abravefan11]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

Who was it that first posted here on Net54 about Foley White?

Frank - I couldn't answer that. I do know you began a thread sometime ago regarding the White card. After doing research on the southern league players, that included reading every days paper from February to June tracking White, I emailed you filling you in on what I found as I wasn't aware you had ever had your question answered. I never received a response. If someone knew about Foley White and why his team designation was Houston and not Waco, I wasn't aware, but I don't see why that is relevant to this thread. Why would what I posted require a qualifier about who talked about the White card on 54 first? Your bullying me while I try and participate in this forum in a positive way is uncalled for and childish.