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Front row, from left to right, is "Toots" Rogers, Benny Hess, Charlie Lane, and Willey Ailstock.Back row, from left to right, is Buff Collins, Footy Stover, John Fisher, Windy Waid, and Josh Fox.

1. C. & O. Baseball Team in Hinton, W. Va.

Unidentified men gather in their baseball uniforms for a team photo.

2. C. & O. Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Starting in the back row, from left to right, is Ervin Maxwell (center field), Joe McCarthey (pitcher), John Warhop (Wuahop) (pitcher), Oscar Whitlock (1st base), Will Turner (3rd base), Bob Turner (pitcher), Arthur Sydnor (left field), Elvin Wise (2nd base), Harry Starbuck (catcher), George Secrest (short stop), and John Hobbs (right field).John Warhop (Wuahop) threw the pitch that Babe Ruth hit for his first professional home run.

3. Hinton C. & O. Baseball Team Portrait, Hinton, W. Va.

Herbert Swats pictured holding a baseball bat ready to swing while two unidentified men observe on the right. Swats is grandfather to David Ballard.

4. Batting Practice on Avis Field, Hinton, W. Va.

Standing in the back to the left is Mike Mahanes.  Next to him is Lee Barnette.Sitting in the back row next to an unidentified suited man is Bob Callaham, followed by Herbert Swats, Frank Garrison, and unkown.In the middle row, sitting next to the suited man, is Herndon Callaham.

5. Hinton C. & O. Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

The baseball coach and players pose outside of the building for a team portrait. Subjects unidentified.

6. Hinton High School Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Wauhop, also known as Jack Warhop, is sitting on the left with Bartgis (right). Bartgsi was Wauhop's uncle and died in 1919 at the age of 21. Wauhop was a pitcher for the Highlanders, a team that would later be known as the New York Yankees. Babe Ruth's first two major league home runs were hit off of Wauhop's pitch.

7. Jack Wauhop and Kent Bartgis in Hinton, W. Va.