Who is this?

tnspro · February 21, 2010 8:47AM

Any idea who this is? I can't seem to figure it out.

Pigs · February 21, 2010 8:50AM

Someone with a nickname, "Daddy", "Daly" and maybe Sears for the last name. Just throwing it out there

HoofHearted · February 21, 2010 8:54AM

My initial impression for the last name was Searles. Here's some minor-leaguers listed by that name on baseball-reference.com:

Minor Leaguers
Player years last franch
??? Searle 1891
Chris Searle 2003-2006
Dan Searle 1950-1954 BAL
Ryan Searle 2008-2009 CHC
Walter Searle 1938-1940 BOS
Charles Searles 1946
Jon Searles 1999-2008 SDP
Joseph Searles 1952-1955 OAK
Tom Searles 1905-1910
William Searles 1900-1901

Hope someone can give you definitive answer!

tnspro · February 21, 2010 8:55AM

Possibly a Yankee with the pinstripes???

italianstallionyankees · February 21, 2010 9:34AM

What year deckle is that? Ryan

tnspro · February 21, 2010 9:36AM

not sure, there are no marks on it

tnspro · February 21, 2010 9:51AM

I should have show this in the beginning....this is the back. It has the mark "VELOX". I found this online about the notation ....

* If the back of a photo has the printing 'Velox,' the photo dates circa 1940s-50s.

so, perhaps this will help give a clue to the player.

metsfan · February 21, 2010 9:55AM

Kind of thought those look like Washington Senators pinstripes. There was a Pete Dayley that played with the Senators in 1961, but he was a catcher, it appears this player was a pitcher. Also looked like Dayley or daddy was a nickname.

gtgrad99 · February 21, 2010 9:56AM

George "Duffy" Lewis???

George Edward Lewis

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: April 18, 1888 in San Francisco, CA
High School: Alameda (Alameda, CA)
School: Saint Mary's College of California (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1910
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Yankees/Senators 1910-1921
Final Game: June 6, 1921
Died: June 17, 1979 in Salem, NH
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery,in Londonderry, NH

OAKESY25 · February 21, 2010 10:10AM

George "Duffy" Lewis

i concur

otwcards · February 21, 2010 10:12AM

George "Duffy" Lewis as is confirmed by this autograph which resembles the above example...

tnspro · February 21, 2010 10:13AM

I think that is it. The first 3 letters look like "geo." -

tnspro · February 21, 2010 10:14AM

good job, thanks everyone

SDSportsFan · February 21, 2010 10:27AM

Gee, all ya had to do was look at the back of the card!

Sorry, just had to say it!

Steve

tnspro · February 21, 2010 10:58AM

haha, i still wouldn't have known who it was....

Carew29 · February 21, 2010 3:36PM

<< <i>What year deckle is that? Ryan >>

You are giving away your youth. Photos used to come that way after being developed back then. It's not a card but someone that actually took a photograph of him--IMO.

fkw · February 22, 2010 11:45AM

Duffy Lewis, 1919-20 Yankees
(sig on front) Duffy is common for the era. lived a long life, died in 1980

Many of these picture common players, I dont recall seeing any star players of the dozen or so Ive seen.

Your Photo "card" is thought to be from the ca.1940s, but many picture players from the Teens-1920's.

Photo experts say the paper is not from the 1920s and have said it was a bit later

Not much definite info is known about them.

It is sometimes called a Velox Deckle Edge Premium Photo. Velox is the photo paper (like Kodak)

PS Mine also has the players name hand written on back

Rosy Ryan .........played for NY NL 1919-24

tnspro · February 25, 2010 7:15AM

thanks for all the info everyone

benderbroeth · February 25, 2010 8:56AM

i wonder how much it is worth...

tnspro · February 25, 2010 12:06PM

not sure, if anyone has any thoughts, let me know. I have some offers on it already.

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