NonSports Forum

Net54baseball.com
Welcome to Net54baseball.com. These forums are devoted to both Pre- and Post- war baseball cards and vintage memorabilia, as well as other sports. There is a separate section for Buying, Selling and Trading - the B/S/T area!! If you write anything concerning a person or company your full name needs to be in your post or obtainable from it. . Contact the moderator at leon@net54baseball.com should you have any questions or concerns. When you click on links to eBay on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network. Enjoy!
Net54baseball.com
Net54baseball.com
T206s on eBay
Babe Ruth Cards on eBay
t206 Ty Cobb on eBay
Ty Cobb Cards on eBay
Lou Gehrig Cards on eBay
Baseball T201-T217 on eBay
Baseball E90-E107 on eBay
T205 Cards on eBay
Baseball Postcards on eBay
Goudey Cards on eBay
Baseball Memorabilia on eBay
Baseball Exhibit Cards on eBay
Baseball Strip Cards on eBay
Baseball Baking Cards on eBay
Sporting News Cards on eBay
Play Ball Cards on eBay
Joe DiMaggio Cards on eBay
Mickey Mantle Cards on eBay
Bowman 1951-1955 on eBay
Football Cards on eBay

Go Back   Net54baseball.com Forums > Net54baseball Main Forum - WWII & Older Baseball Cards > Net54baseball Sports (Primarily) Vintage Memorabilia Forum incl. Game Used

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 11-24-2007, 11:17 PM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Help w/ Cardinals Photo ID's

Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

I got the following photos as a throw in a lot with some other items I was interested in. Just wondering if anyone has any information as to who these players are. The photos are all roughly 8x10 in size and are all vintage to the time they were taken, and the backs are blank (no indication they were wire photos). Not sure if these photos picture people on the St. Louis Cardinals or perhaps a minor league affiliate. Any information would be appreciated.
-Rhett



Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 11-25-2007, 12:59 PM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Help w/ Cardinals Photo ID's

Posted By: Fred Y

I think the 3rd pic is catcher Del Rice. The last pic looks very familiar but I can't say the name! Maybe pitcher Howie Pollett?

Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 11-25-2007, 02:39 PM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Help w/ Cardinals Photo ID's

Posted By: dennis

1st pic-lon warneke
2nd cooper brothers
3rd-hal rice
4th-pollett

pretty sure these are right

Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 11-25-2007, 04:35 PM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Help w/ Cardinals Photo ID's

Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

Thanks guys, assuming the 3rd one is Del Rice (it looks more like Del than Hal) it appears the photos all came from right around 1942-1945. I was thinking the first one looked like Warneke but thought he might have been a little too early, but he was there until 1942. Thanks for the help
-Rhett

Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 11-26-2007, 09:41 PM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Help w/ Cardinals Photo ID's

Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

The guy on the left in the second pic is undoubdetly a young Walker Cooper. Beside him might be Johnny Hopp. The last pic may be the other Cooper, brother Mort.

Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 11-26-2007, 09:42 PM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Help w/ Cardinals Photo ID's

Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

Is the player in the third pic Harry Brecheen?

Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 11-28-2007, 07:21 AM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Help w/ Cardinals Photo ID's

Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

Jodi, I think Dennis pretty much nailed them. I don't think the 3rd one is Hal Rice though, I am leaning towards Del Rice on that one but I am pretty sure #1 is Warneke, #2 is the Cooper (wasn't so sure on Mort but after looking at some more pics, it is definately him), and #4 is Pollett.
-Rhett

Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 11-29-2007, 03:59 AM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Help w/ Cardinals Photo ID's

Posted By: dennis

and they both played for the cards in the 40's,make a guess?

Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 11-29-2007, 08:11 AM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Help w/ Cardinals Photo ID's

Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

Hal "Hoot" Rice was another player who had a Campanella-like tragedy befall him. An accident of some sort occured in the 1950's which left him incapacitated for over 40 years, and thus unable to sign anything. There have been others over the years. I know of:

Percy Jones (inherited $500,000 in the late 1920's, yet continued to play ball. He fell or jumped out of a window in 1929. Injuries sustained forced him to spend his remaining 50 yrs in a wheelchair. No post-1929 sigs have survived, so we must assume he simply couldn't do it.)

Minnie Rojas (1960's Angels pitcher and Cuban expatriate was left a quadraplegic following a 1968 auto accident which killed his two young daughters.)

Anyone got more? I know I'm missing at least one--just can't remember it at the moment!

Jodi

Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 11-29-2007, 11:40 PM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Help w/ Cardinals Photo ID's

Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

I am almost certain the picture is Del. You can tell by the ears (Hal's ears are all wrong). The photo is from either 1945 or 1946 (based on being similar in age as the other photos in the group, and Del starting in 1945), so you would expect the guy to age a bit in about 9 years. Also the tip of the nose is a giveaway that it is Del.
-Rhett

I hadn't heard that about Percy Jones. He played a couple games in 1930, when did the "jump" happen?



Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 11-30-2007, 09:31 AM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Help w/ Cardinals Photo ID's

Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

I could have sworn that I heard it happened around 1929, but it must have been 1930 then. I've owned two signatures in 20 years. They always sell well.

Reply With Quote
Reply



Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
opinions on ID's in this photo Archive Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions 17 03-07-2009 09:43 PM
1934 St. Louis Cardinals signed team photo Archive Net54baseball Sports (Primarily) Vintage Memorabilia Forum incl. Game Used 0 12-14-2008 09:09 AM
1948 Topps Magic Photo HORNSBY - Cardinals or Browns uniform? Archive Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 0 04-25-2008 10:06 AM


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 02:59 PM.


ebay GSB