I picked up this PC of the 1927? Portsmouth Truckers team from the Richard Merkin collection in the very recent Hake's Auction. If this is the 1927 team, its player-manager at age 41 was Zinn Beck (who sold his Zinn Beck Bat Co. in 1927). Beck, in his only year with Portsmouth, led the team to the Virginia League championship in 1927. If this is the 1927 team and if Beck is in this pic, I would guess he's the only one in uniform that is not wearing a baseball cap. I'n not much of a researcher, and my Google search didn't turn up any pics that I was able to match to the PC. Can anyone identify Zinn Beck as being in this PC?
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Seeking very scarce/rare cards for my Sam Rice master collection, e.g., E210 York Caramel Type 2 (upgrade), 1931 W502, W504 (upgrade), W572 sepia, W573, W575-1 E. S. Rice version, 1922 Haffner's Bread, 1922 Keating Candy, 1922 Witmor Candy Type 2 (vertical back), 1926 Sports Co. of Am. with ad & blank backs. Also T216 Kotton "NGO" card of Hugh Jennings. Also 1917 Merchants Bakery & Weil Baking cards of WaJo.
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