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Originally Posted by UKBaseballfan
In terms of dating the image so far we have 2 identifications, namely Buck West and Fred Mann. Buck West is listed by B-R as having been with 3 teams in 1888, Lima, Wheeling and Columbus. Do we have any knowledge on how his time was allocated between these 3 teams. Columbus appears last on that apparent chronoligical list (?).
Additionally from B-R's supposedly chronological list Carl McVey is listed as being with Mansfield and then Columbus in 1888. Fred Mann is listed as being with Charleston and then Columbus.
All the above would point to a greater likelihood that the image was from late summer.
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I've got the following information on the Columbus roster, regarding dates with the club. This comes from a spreadsheet someone else put together (and I have no reason to think there are gross errors), and I haven't verified it, but here it goes.
Added first names from Baseball-Reference...
Pitkin Gilman Full season
Bob Hamilton Full season
James Handiboe (Nick) Full season
John Handiboe (Jack) Full season
John Munyan Full season
Ernest Smith Full season
James Curry (Jimmy) Start of season - 6/24 (Player manager)
Frank Arnold Manager, July - End of season
George Backer Start of season - 8/26
Carl McVey Start of season - 6/7
Joe Neale Start of season - 6/28
Jerry O'Brien Start of season - 8/26
William Rourke (Billy?) Start of season - 5/14
Charles Pike Start of season - 5/23
Patrick Welsh (Paddy) Start of season - 5/20 & 9/2 - End of season (Two stints)
Buck West Start of season - 8/19&C
Robert Childs 9/2 - End of season
Pete Sommers (also Sommrs) 8/3 - End of season
Owen Williams 9/10 - End of season
John Cahill 7/14 - 8/8
H.B. Chrisman 6/1 - 7/3
Joseph Devine 5/21/1888
Ed Dundon (Dummy) 8/23-9/2 -> The Columbus Dispatch reported Dundon released, William signed on 9/10
Tony Hellman 7/29-8/10
Gus Hoeneman 7/4-8/25
Henry Kessler
Fred Mann 7/16-9/16&C
George McVey 8/10-9/16
Dan Mulholland 6/14-7/12
Owen Williams was with Davenport in 1888, and there is a cabinet photo of him probably posted earlier in this thread. Pete Sommers had cards in Old Judge from 1888. I'll post one in a moment. Last night when I looked, it seemed like he could be the person at the far right.