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John Hylan, see

Biography - adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mannix-daniel-7478 Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Mannix It was July 20th 1920 according to this contemporary Australian newspaper report - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/171051030

New York, July 21.—Archbishop Daniel Mannix, of Ireland and Australia, did not reach Brush Stadium yesterday until the second game of the double-header. So, without his ecclesiastical assistance, the Yankees lost the initial game. But after his Grace tossed out the ball to First Baseman Walter Pipp, at the opening of the second game, the Yankees had no difficulty, romping away with the second game. ...

Throws like a girl

A very similar photo ran in The Sun and the New York herald., August 01, 1920, Section 5 Rotographic Section, Image 54 with the caption: "... Photograph shows him throwing the first ball for a Yankees-White Sox double heather at the Polo Grounds." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030273/1920-08-01/ed-...

Thank you for providing some background information and linking to Chronicling America!

John Francis Hylan www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6233903

The curved detail on the top edge of the wall places Mayor Hylan at the Polo Grounds, as he poses prior to throwing out a ceremonial first pitch. (See comment by Jon (LOC P&P) below). The date inscribed (in reverse) on the bottom of image reads "10/6/24," which would make the occasion Game 3 of the 1924 World Series, between the New York Giants and Washington Senators. The first game of the series to be played at the Polo Grounds. The Giants would defeat the Senators that day, by a score of 6-4, but the Senators would ultimately win the World Series (their first World Series Championship) in seven games. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924_World_Series

Thanks TVL1970. The New York Times article published on October, 7th, 1924 says Hylan posed for the photographers with a ball, but didn't actually throw it.