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May 05, 1919

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York,  May 5, 1919 

* 1st Sunday baseball game played
* Major League Baseball - MLB
* Polo Grounds & Ebbetts Field


This 22 page newspaper has  a banner headline on page 14: "ADVENT OF SUNDAY BASEBALL DRAWS 60,000 PERSONS TO POLO GROUNDS AND EBBETTS FIELD" with subheads that include: "Fill Polo Grounds For Sunday Baseball" and more with box scores. These were the very 1st legal Sunday major league baseball games played.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 24 pages, light toning, a little irregular along the spine, generally nice.

Category: The 20th Century