04-12-2016, 04:33 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
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Interesting photo...
In 1915, the New York Giants major league baseball team did their spring training in Marlin, Texas. Traces of Texas reader Karen Rankin shared this remarkable photo of her great uncle, Fred Merkle, in mid air as he slides (?) into a base. The other man is not identified. Fred lead the Giants with four home runs that season and had some notable teammates: Jim Thorpe, Christy Mattewson, Rube Marquard etc.... Karen found this photograph among her great grandmother's things about 30 years ago.
Thank you, Karen. Not bad for a 101 year old shot!
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