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Originally Posted by Jobu
I don't have any of his cards, but I can keep this going with a few photos, one of which shows him with the NFL's Oorang Indians along with Joe Guyon, Pete Calac, and Elmer Busch.
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Bryan,
That second photo appears to show a left-handed hitter, unless my eyes are playing tricks on me. Did Thorpe experiment with with switch hitting?
EDITED TO ADD: Looking into it, I find the answer is yes--he did try switch hitting. I did not know that. Thanks for posting the photo.
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Last edited by nolemmings; 09-15-2021 at 10:39 PM.
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