T210 Old Mill Red Borders

[Steve D]

I decided to post this here, as this looks like the unofficial "Official" thread for T210.

As a result of the recent Julius (Cy) Young T210 question in another thread, I decided to do some research on the T210 Series 4 players. Here's what I've found so far.

As a reminder, the Virginia Valley League existed only in 1910, with the season running from May - September. Teams were located in:

Ashland, KY
Charleston, WV
Huntington, WV
Montgomery, WV
Parkersburg, WV
Point Pleasant, WV

Ashland and Parkersburg were not represented in the T210 set.

The following are the first and last names of players in the T210 set, based on both data from the 1910 U.S. Federal Census (where each of them listed their occupation as "ballplayer" in Huntington, WV, and from articles in the Point Pleasant (WV) Register newspaper.

Point Pleasant players (names taken from the PP Register):

Best, Harry - Infielder
Brown, Horace - Pitcher
Dashner, Dike - Pitcher (probably the card labeled "Doshmer")
Daugherty, Elmer - Catcher/Outfielder
Hunter, F. M. - Catcher
Kuehn, Ed W. - Pitcher
Mullenkamp, Fred H. - 1st Base
Shafer, Manuel - Pitcher
Witter, Lou - unknown position

I could not find a first name for "Pickels", but he is identified in the PP Register as "Pickle".

In the 1910 Federal Census, the following individuals lived in Huntington, WV, and listed their occupations as "ballplayer":

Gus Bonno
Andrew P. Canepa - he is referred to as "Pat" Canepa in the newspapers.
Howard E. Kane
Julius C. Young - occupation "mgr baseball" in the census.

There is also a reference in the PP Register, to Jimmy O'Connor, as the captain of the Montgomery team.

I will keep looking, and if/when I find anything else, I'll post it here.

Steve

[edjs]

Good stuff, Steve. Thanks for sharing.

[Piratedogcardshows]

I agree its nice to add the first names to a few players in the series. Outstanding work Steve.

[John V]

Speaking of first names, this is my research on the Columbia players.