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Originally Posted by RUKen
There was a catcher named Gerry on the York (Pennsylvania) YMCA team in 1900, and another player on that team named Ely. I think that "Sheig" may actually be "Ghery", a mis-spelling of Gerry's name. (A capital G in cursive writing can look similar to a capital S, and look at how the y in Delahanty looks like a g and the r in Wolverton looks like an i.) I suspect this scoresheet may be from an exhibition game that featured players from the Phillies, and that Gerry and (not Bones) Ely filled in for Philadelphia players that did not participate.
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These are excellent suggestions. Still, it would be strange to bat "Sheig" 5th in the order if he came from the York team--or from ANY minor league for that matter.