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Originally Posted by slidekellyslide
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Hey Dan, Sorry if that came across as snipy. DIdn't mean to be. I have never thought anyone on the postcard even looked remotely like Wilkinson. And while Wilkinson did manage a team that was sponsored by Hopkins Brothers Sporting Goods, how do we know it was this team? The team he put together was broken up some time in 1908-1909. I also think there is some evidence to believe the team he had with Hopkins Bros was a male team. He broke that up and started a Bloomer Girls team which I think adds to the confusion.
You will see Hopkins Brothers teams in newspaper articles all the way into the 1950s and even sponsored other sports (bowling, etc.) so I don't see a reason to tie this team to him directly. But if there is evidence to the contrary other than someone thinking it looks like him (which I do not), then I'm certainly open to the possibility.
I'll update my post with some newspaper articles when I get a minute.