buckweaver

The date written on the negative is 10/2/17. But the World Series didn't start until 10/6/1917.

Buck Weaver played shortstop for the Chicago White Sox, who won the American League Championship in 1917. On 10/1/1917, the White Sox lost a game to the New York Yankees in New York, and according to
The Birmingham Age-Herald. October 02, 1917, page 8, col 6, near top,
- chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038485/1917-10-02/ed-...
the White Sox were to travel back to Chicago on 10/1/1917 evening, stopping at Cleveland.

The negative numbers of this picture and the following pictures, of the baseball reporters and the Chicago White Sox are in sequence, suggesting that all three may have been on the same day.

At the Polo Grounds, New York, 8/1/13.

Wystan: Thanks for noticing the date and providing us with the location. We'll add these to the description next time we update.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Weaver Buck was one of the 'Eight Men Out', and according to the wikipedia article, in the movie of the same name, John Cusack played Buck. It has been argued that it should have been 'Seven Men Out' as Buck argued he was not in on the fix. He was never reinstated as the argument was that he could have known, should have known and should have told officials.

Look at the joy on his face

True love of the game...