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September 06, 1855

NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 6, 1855 

* Pre Civil War baseball
* New York area clubs


The ftpg. has: "Base Ball" with a summary and box score of a match payed between the Gotham and Empire clubs. The summary begins: "The Elysian Fields at Hoboken, yesterday, presented quite an animated appearance, being well covered with ladies and gentlemen to witness this match, which resulted in favor of the Gothams by 21 runs..." with more (see).
Eight pages, nice condition.

Category: Pre-Civil War