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Originally Posted by etsmith
In the photo with the fan, can you make out what's on the Saturday Evening Post advertisement? That might give you an approximate date.
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Great call on that.
It took some digging, but I found it. This ad is referring to The Losing Game by Will Payne. It was originally issued as 9-part serial in The Saturday Evening Post from 10/2/1909 - 11/27/1909. It was later published as a book (copyright Feb 25, 1910, published March 9, 1910).
So, I guess we have a 9- or 10-week window for this one!
Ironically, it appears the story had nothing to do with sports: