Sir Lurksalot photopack (Negro League players)

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Jack Watts, C, is shown in the uniform of the West Baden Sprudels.

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R. S. Welch was the owner of the New Orleans Crescent Stars in 1940.

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J. B. Greer was an officer for the Cleveland Bears, Knoxville Red Caps, and Jacksonville Red Caps during the 1939-42 period. I don't know about his role with the other teams, but he was the owner of the Cleveland Bears.

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Restine Jackson was an owner of the Birmingham Black Barons in 1930.

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Harry Sinclair was secretary of the Negro National League in 1931.

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George "Jew Baby" Bennette was an outfielder and catcher with eight Negro League teams during the 1920-36 era. He is shown here as an older man in a business suit.

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Sam Wheeler was an outfielder with the New York Cubans in 1948. He is shown here in the uniform of the Harlem Globetrotters baseball team.

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Unknown-first-name White, P, is shown in the uniform of the Mohawk Giants. This pitcher was with the Mohawk Giants and the Chicago Union Giants during the 1913-16 period.

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This Bill White is described as a manager of the Newark Eagles on the baseball-fever.com website. This photo is an extraction from a larger photo which pictures him with Abe Manley and Biz Mackey. Given Biz's history with the Eagles, the years could be 1939-41, 1945-47, or 1950. This all makes me wonder if the subject is Eugene "Bill" White, who was with Abe Manley and the Newark Eagles as a third baseman in 1936. I can't verify that, so I'm sticking with this fellow as the manager of the Newark Eagles, and leaving Eugene White as a player whose photo we are missing.

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Butler White, 1B, is shown in the uniform of the Chicago Giants.

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Bob Wiggins was a shortstop with the Chicago Brown Bombers in 1942. He is shown here in a Detroit Cubs uniform. He should not be confused with the Robert "Bob" Wiggins who came much later, and was an outfielder with the Raleigh Tigers in 1959 and 1960.

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Maurice Wiggins was a shortstop on the Chicago American Giants in 1920. He also played on Gilkerson's Union Giants in 1933. I think that the uniform in which he is shown represents an all-star team of a semi-pro league.

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Joe Wiley, 3B/2B, is shown in the uniform of the Memphis Red Sox.

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Wesley "West" Wilkins, OF/P, is shown in the uniform of the Kansas City (KS) Giants.

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Chester Williams, SS/2B, is shown in the uniform of the Pittsburgh Crawfords in both photos.

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Dee Williams, OF/3B, is shown in the uniform of the Kansas City (KS) Giants.

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Elbert Williams, P, is shown in the uniform of the Brooklyn Eagles.

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Jesse Williams, C/1B/OF, is shown in the uniform of the Cleveland Buckeyes. This is a different player from Jesse H. Williams.

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Jesse Horace Williams, SS/3B/2B, is shown in the uniform of the Kansas City Monarchs.

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John Williams, 1B/OF, is shown in the uniform of the Chicago American Giants. This John Williams was born in 1916. He is different from John "Big Boy" Williams, John Henry Williams, and pitcher Johnny Williams.