Yet another example of a photo of a Boston player that never actually performed in the Player's League this one featuring infielder Charles "Pop" Smith. At the time of this photo Smith was 33 years old nearing the tail end of a long career with multiple teams. Smith played the 1889 season with the Beaneaters but his SABR bio reads in part "In 1890 all of the Boston regulars except Smith jumped to the Players League. Most stayed in Boston to play for the Reds who romped to the only league title. Why Smith stayed with the National League is not clear. Perhaps the confidence new Beaneater manager Frank Selee showed in Smith by making him team captain contributed to his decision." Handwriting on the reverse of the cabinet identifies Smith as the captain and second basemen. That the Boston National League and Player's League uniform jerseys are virtually indistinguishable makes it likely that this is actually a Boston Beaneaters cabinet as opposed to a Player's League photo.