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Originally Posted by prewinter
I'm fairly certain this is a photo of Samuel Dodds, who played the entire 1876 season for the Buckeyes. Dodds also finished the 1875 season with the club, joining in August (I think). At the start of the 1877 season, it was reported that he was working in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Samuel P. Dodds started working for his brother John in Yellow Springs in 1872 in the railroad office. There are also references to his playing baseball in the Springfield newspaper after he started working there. While his obituary doesn't mention his baseball activities, I'm still pretty sure this is the Samuel Dodds who played for Columbus, based on his connection to Yellow Springs.
Dodds should be in the photo if it is the 1876 club, but not in the photo if it is the 1877 club.
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The image of Dodds could well be pivotal and there does appear to be a strong probability he is depicted in the team photo. Have you any viewpoint about why Billy Barnie does not appear to be present, despite being heavily featured in both the rosters of 1876 and 1877.