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October 16, 1859

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 16, 1859 

* Baseball & Cricket
* Described and Compare

The top of the front page has a column headed: "Cricket And Base Ball" "The English Cricketers and Base Ball Match--The Two Games Described and Compared."
This is a well-written, two column report comparing and contrasting the two sports. Included are two letters: "Best Mode Of Arranging The Match Of Base Ball With The English Eleven" and: "Base Ball An English Game" which states that baseball is an English game that has been played "...for a century or more, under the name of Rounders..."
Eight pages, some staining at the right margin only, nice condition.

Category: Pre-Civil War