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692477

Prosecution asks for jail time for 'Black Sox' players...

Item #692477

July 30, 1921

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1921 



* Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal 

* Baseball World Series fix trial

* Best title to be had ? rare as such




As the infamous Black Sox scandal comes to its conclusion (final arguments in the trial were the day before), the front page of the sports section has an interesting article headed: "Asks Conviction Of 'Black Sox' On Their... See More  

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692470

'Black Sox' players are fighting to be exonerated...

Item #692470

February 14, 1921

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, Feb. 14, 1921  Page 5 has a column headed: "Players Will Fight" "Indicted Members of the American League Ask for a Bill of Particulars".

This concerns the infamous Black Sox scandal of the 1919 Major League Baseball World Series.

The article begins: "Attorneys representing Chicago American league baseball players, indicted... See More  

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692348

1st Negro pitcher makes MLB debut...

Item #692348

August 27, 1947

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 27, 1947



* Dan Bankhead makes MLB debut

* 1st African American pitcher

* Brooklyn Dodgers baseball




The top of page 27 has a six column heading: "Pirates Rout Dodgers on 20-Hit Attack" with subheads that include: "Bankhead Hits Home Run" "But Negro Pitcher Is Routed with Gregg..." The report begins with: "Dan Bankhead made his debu... See More  

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691872

1981 "Escape from New York" opening day review...

Item #691872

July 10, 1981

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 10, 1981



* Escape from New York movie

* Opening day review

* Science fiction action film

* Kurt Russell - Snake Plissken




Page 17 has two reviews for the opening day showing in New York City for the movie: "Escape from New York" The headings read: "The Screen: 'Escape From New York'" & "At the Movies; Kurt Russel, from baseball ... See More  

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691506

Babe Ruth goes deep twice...

Item #691506

September 01, 1929

SECTION 10 (SPORTS) only of the New York Times, September 1, 1929



* Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs

* New York Yankees

* MLB baseball




The front page of this section only has a one column heading: "RUTH HITS 2 HOMERS AS YANKS TAKE TWO" with subheads and box scores. (see)

Complete section 10 only with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, irregular along the spine, generally very nice.... See More  

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691420

Tommy Holmes sets the consecutive game hitting record...

Item #691420

July 07, 1945

NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1945 



* Tommy Holmes - Boston Braves

* Consecutive game hitting streak record

* Major League Baseball - MLB




The sports page has one column heads: "HOLMES SETS MARK AS BRAVES WIN TWO" "Hits in 34th Straight Contest for National League Record..." with smaller subheads, box scores and photo of Tommy Holmes.

A fine article reporting Tommy Holme... See More  

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691227

Black Americana - black voters, candidates, jurors, and more...

Item #691227

August 30, 1867

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 30, 1867  The front page has: "NORTH CAROLINA - COLORED JURORS ALLOWED", "Abortion Case... A Woman Left To Die In The Streets", "The Indian War", "Delaware - A Colored Man Murdered", and more. Also present is a brief account of newly register voters in South Carolina, which includes the mention of blacks.

Page 5 has: "GEORGI... See More  

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690979

1913 Photo of Nap Lajoie...

Item #690979

August 15, 1913

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 15, 1913



* Napoleon Lajoie "The Frenchman" photo

* Cleveland Naps 2nd baseman - MLB baseball




Page 14 has a two column photo with heading: "King Larry Celebrates Seventeenth Year in Major Leagues and Dreams Of a World's Series for Cleveland" with subhead. (see) Photo of Al Demaree on the following page. Surprisingly this issue is ... See More  

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690855

Jackie Robinson ends his playing career...

Item #690855

January 16, 1957

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Jan. 16, 1957 



* Jackie Robinson - Brooklyn Dodgers

* 1st Negro MLB baseball player (retirement)




Pages 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 contain an excellent very exhaustive report on Jackie Robinson's decision to retire from baseball, much to the disappointment of the N.Y. Giants to whom he was to be sold.

Just some of the headlines include: "Jackie's G... See More  

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690854

Jackie Robinson heading to the Giants?

Item #690854

December 19, 1956

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Dec. 19, 1956  Page 3 has a great, full page article on Jackie Robinson with a banner headline: "History-Maker Jackie Crosses Bridge" "Robinson to Decide by Jan. 10 on Shift to Polo Grounds" with smaller heads: "Goes to Giants for $35,000 and Littlefield" "N.Y. Club Lands Negro Star After Two Year Effort; Slated to Play First Ba... See More  

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690825

National League all-stars... Yogi Berra is a third-time MVP...

Item #690825

December 07, 1955

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Dec. 7, 1955  The masthead notes: "The Baseball Paper Of The World". Inside has an article: "National League Places 7 on All-Stars" "Campy, Newk & Duke of Dodgers Against Yanks' Ford" plus there are photos of Ernie Banks, Nellie Fox, Roy Campanella, White Ford, Robin Roberts, Ted Williams, Duke Snider & others.

Another p... See More  

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690811

1919 World Series "fixing" scandal is revealed to the public...

Item #690811

September 28, 1920

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 28, 1920 



* Chicago White "Black" Sox

* World Series Scandal breaks




The scandal of the 1919 "Black Sox" World Series did not break to the public until just now, covered in this newspaper with front page column heads: "NEW WITNESS TELLS OF BASEBALL PLOT" "Maharg, Ex-Pugilist, also charges That Last World's Series Was 'Fixe... See More  

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690674

Babe Ruth gets married...

Item #690674

April 18, 1929

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 18, 1929



* Babe Ruth & Claire Hodgson marry (1st report)

* New York Yankees opening day (rained out)

* MLB baseball



Page 31 has one column headings that include: "BABE RUTH MARRIED AS HUNDRED LOOK ON" "Early Morning Worshipers and Handful of Youngsters See Him Wed Mrs. Hodgson" and more with smaller subheads. First report coverag... See More  

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690508

1929 Chicago Cubs baseball...

Item #690508

September 01, 1929

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Sept. 1, 1929



* Rogers Hornsby & Hack Wilson photos

* Chicago Cubs MLB baseball




The front page of this section has a banner headline: "CUBS WHIP PIRATES, 7 TO 6; HOME TODAY" with subheads and 4 nice photos of Cubs' players that include Rogers Hornsby and Hack Wilson. Nice for display.

Complete section two only with... See More  

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690428

Lou Gehrig's baseball career ends...

Item #690428

June 23, 1939

NEW YORK TIMES, June 23, 1939 



* Lou Gehrig's baseball career ends

* Infantile Paralysis diagnosis

* Best publication to be had ?




Page 24 has various baseball reports with two column headlines: "Gehrig Is Amazed and Cheered As Messages From Fans Pour In" "Stricken Star Avoids a Demonstration at Stadium by Staying in Dugout--Move Is On to Set Aside a Day for Him... See More  

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690426

Portrait and profile of an early baseball player...

Item #690426

October 27, 1866

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 27, 1866 



* Early baseball player profile w/ portrait 



An inside page of this issue has, under "Our Base-Ball Illustration", a 2 3/4 by 2 inch portrait of: "Chas. D. Walker, Active B.B. Club, N.Y."

Includes a biographical sketch of Walker, which states, in part: "...Mr. Walker, as a pitcher, has probably no superior... See More  

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690416

Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame....

Item #690416

June 12, 1939

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 12, 1939.



* Cooperstown, New York

* National Baseball Hall of Fame dedication




The sport's section (page 24) has a two column heading: "Anniversary Celebration At Cooperstown Field Today" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with 14 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, should be handled w... See More  

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690323

Mickey Mantle inducted into Hall of fame...

Item #690323

January 17, 1974

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, Jan. 17, 1974



* Mickey Mantle & Whitey Ford

* New York Yankees icons

* Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

* Cooperstown, New York




The front page of the sport's section (page 33) has a two column heading: "Mick, Whitey Score Again" with photo. (see)

Complete with 48 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More  

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690281

Death & funeral of William Wrigley, in a Chicago newspaper...

Item #690281

January 27, 1932

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 27, 1932 



* William Wrigley Jr. death & funeral

* American chewing gum industrialist

* Chicago Cubs owner - Wrigley Field

* Best title to be had ? - rare as such




The front page first column has heads on the death and funeral of William Wrigley, the chewing gum industrialist, owner of the Chicago Cubs and for whom the Cubs field is named.  

T... See More  

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690227

"Black Sox" scandal players are indicted...

Item #690227

September 29, 1920

NEW YORK TIMES, September 29, 1920 



* Chicago White "Black" Sox

* World Series Scandal breaks

* Players suspended from team

* Pitcher Eddie Cicotte

* Shoeless Joe Jackson




The front page features one of the more infamous & noteworthy headlines in the world of professional baseball, announcing the indictment of eight players in the 1919 World Series betting scandal.

The... See More  

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690179

Check from Cooperstown, 1834...

Item #690179
This is a genuine check written on the "Otsego County Bank" of Cooperstown, New York dated Feb. 17, 1834. Included is the amount of $500 in the lower left corner with a signature in the lower right. There is a nice engraving of an eagle with an olive branch in its beak.

An early financial item & great to have from this town famous as the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Measures 2... See More  

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690137

Eight Chicago White Sox players suspended in the "Black Sox" scandal...

Item #690137

September 29, 1920

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, Sept. 29, 1920 



* Chicago White "Black" Sox

* World Series Scandal breaks

* Players suspended from team

* Pitcher Eddie Cicotte confesses




The top of the front page has a nice heading on the "Black Sox" scandal from the 1919 World Series: "Eight Chicago Players Suspended Following Cicotte's Confession"" with sub... See More  

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689805

Babe Ruth Gets Hurt...

Item #689805

July 19, 1932

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1932



* Babe Ruth hurts leg

* New York Yankees

* MLB baseball




The sport's section (page 22) has a four column headline: "Ruth Sustains Injury to Leg as Yankees Win" with subheads and photo of Ruth. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication, especially in a Babe Ruth report.

Other news,

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689778

1922 lynchings of Mer Rouge, Louisiana...

Item #689778

December 26, 1922

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 26, 1922



* Mer Rouge, Bastrop, Moorehouse Parish, Louisiana

* Ku Klux Klan - KKK lynchings - murders




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "PRISONER HELD FOR MER ROUGE MURDERS, DENIES HE'S IN KLAN" with subheads. (see)

Twenty-eight pages, light toning, some margin wear with a small piece torn away at the top right, blank margin, generall... See More  

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689650

1981 Major League Baseball strike ends...

Item #689650

July 31, 1981

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 31, 1981



* 1981 Major League Baseball strike ends



The front page has a nice banner headline for display announcing: "Baseball Strike Settled" with subhead. (see)

Complete 1st section only with 28 pages, nice condition.

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689589

USC wins 1998 college baseball World Series...

Item #689589

June 07, 1998

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 7, 1998



* USC - University of Southern California

* 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

* College baseball World Series champions




The front page has a three column photo with small heading: "Trojans Pile It On" Reporting on the game in the sport's section.

Complete 1st and sport's sections only with a total of 58 pages, great condition.... See More  

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689522

Thurman Munson killed... New York Yankees...

Item #689522

August 03, 1979

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 3, 1979 



* Cather Thurman Munson 

* New York Yankees baseball

* Jet airplane crash disaster




The front page has a banner headline: "Munson Killed in Plane Crash" with subhead and photo.

First section only with pages 1-32, missing the sport's section. Great condition.... See More  

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689444

An early image of city stickball...

Item #689444

October 30, 1869

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 30, 1869  Prints within include: "Playing Baseball Under Difficulties In The Streets Of New York" which shows youngsters attempting to play baseball on a busy street among the daily activities.

Other prints include: "A Scene on a Tributary of the Cape Fear River, North Carolina" "Steamers Bounding the Lightship Off the B... See More  

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689246

1925 Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Senators...

Item #689246

October 12, 1925

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1925 



* Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Senators 

* World Series of baseball (game 4)




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "WASHINGTON WINS; JOHNSON SHUTS OUT PITTSBURGH 4 TO 0" with subheads. (see) Much more in the sport's section (pages 26 & 27) with headlines, photos and stats. Loads of text here. First report c... See More  

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689173

Creating the American League of Major League Baseball...

Item #689173

November 04, 1881

THE SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Nov. 4, 1881  A report near the top of page 5 has a somewhat inconspicuous yet historically very significant report--the creation of the American League of Major League Baseball.

The report is headed: "The New Base Ball Association" which begins: "The new base-ball league at Cleveland organized yesterday as the American associat... See More  

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688931

Famous "telegraph" baseball game...

Item #688931

September 23, 1870

NEW-YORK TIMES, Sept. 23, 1870  Page 3 has: "Base-Ball The Championship Contest--Mutual vs. Atlantic--The Mutuals Win the Champion Pennant --Score 10 to 4". The summary (see) mentions that there was: "...a very large gathering of spectators on the Union Grounds...despite the fact that the admission fee was double the usual charge." Also says there was the largest gathering... See More  

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688903

Check from Cooperstown, 1834...

Item #688903
This is a genuine check written on the "Otsego County Bank" of Cooperstown, New York dated Sept. 6, 1836. Included is the amount of $25 in the lower left corner with a signature in the lower right. There is a nice engraving of an eagle with an olive branch in its beak.

An early financial item & great to have from this town famous as the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Measures 2 ... See More  

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688874

The complete 1911 Major League Baseball World Series: all six games...

Item #688874

October 26, 1911

FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, a set of all six games of the 1911 Major League Baseball World Series during which the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Giants.



* Philadelphia Athletics vs. New York Giants

* World Series of baseball - all 5 games

* Christy Mathewson & Chief Bender fame




Each of the issue has a front page report on the game including an inning-by-inni... See More  

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688830

Electric baseball "scoreboard" for remote "viewing"...

Item #688830

January 24, 1891

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Jan. 24, 1891  An inside page has novel new invention headed: "Electrical Sporting Bulletin" which has about half a page of text and two illustrations, one captioned: "Electrical Base Ball Bulletin" and the other: "Diagram of Mechanism & Electrical Connections of the Base Ball Bulletin--Plan View of Double Relay".

A portion of ... See More  

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688793

1870 Cincinnati Red Stockings baseball....

Item #688793

June 19, 1870

NEW YORK HERALD, June 19, 1870 



* Cincinnati Red (reds) Stockings

* Early baseball w/ box scores




Page 8 has an article headed: "The National Game" with subhead and box scores. (see) The Redstockings ended there 81 game winning streak just a few days prior.

Complete with 12 pages, a little irregular long the spine, generally in good condition.

... See More  

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688792

Most runs ever in a Major League Baseball game....

Item #688792

August 26, 1922

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 26, 1922 



* Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Phillies 

* Most runs in a single game record
 



This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 7: "CUBS AND PHILLIES SMASH TWO RECORDS" "Chicago Team Wins Weird Game in Which 51 Hits Are Made, 26-23" with box scores.



Tells of the game between the Chicago Cubs and Phil... See More  

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688756

Ban Johnson death... American League founder...

Item #688756

March 29, 1931

SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, March 29, 1931



* First AL president Ban Johnson death

* American League of baseball founder




The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "DEATH TAKES BAN JOHNSON, BASEBALL CHIEF" with subheads and related pictorial. (see) Nice for display.

Complete section 2 only with 12 pages, rag edition in great condition. A ... See More  

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688753

Portrait of an early baseball player...

Item #688753

September 29, 1866

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 29, 1866  Page 4 has a 3 by 2 inch portrait of: "Edward Beadle, Gotham B. B. Club Of New York." Includes an article headed "Our Base Ball Illustrations" that compares the "new school" of ball players to the "old boys" and then describes the talent and skills of Beadle, a first baseman for the Gothams.

The... See More  

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688736

The art of throwing a baseball, with illustrations...

Item #688736

July 31, 1886

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 31, 1886  An inside page has a fascinating full page of text and illustrations on: "The Art Of Pitching In Baseball" written by noted baseball pioneer Henry Chadwick. Perhaps not surprising given this is a scientific magazine, the analysis of the "pitch" is very scientific.

The prints shown are captioned: "Diagram of the Rotary
... See More  

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688679

Check from Cooperstown, 1834...

Item #688679
This is a genuine check written on the "Otsego County Bank" of Cooperstown, New York dated Nov. 6, 1834. Included is the amount of $350 in the lower left corner with a signature in the lower right. There is a nice engraving of an eagle with an olive branch in its beak. Also a red ink cancellation.

An early financial item & great to have from this town famous as the home of the Baseb... See More  

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688586

Can a pitcher make a ball curve?

Item #688586

August 18, 1877

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Aug. 18, 1877  Inside has an interesting article headed: "Curving a Base Ball" which begins: "I see by a reply to one of your correspondents that you seem to doubt the possibility of this feat. That a ball may be thrown with a curve seems to be an undisputed proposition among players..." with the balance of the article explaining--scientifica... See More  

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688566

Lou Gehrig ends his streak...

Item #688566

May 03, 1939

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, May 3, 1939 



* Lou Gehrig's games played streak ends (1st report)

* New York Yankees - Major league baseball




A one column head on the sports page rather quietly announces a major moment in baseball history--Lou Gehrig breaking his consecutive game appearance streak, with: "Yankees Run Wild To Bury Bengals..." "Gehrigless Yankees Win ... See More  

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688545

Seventeen year-old Lou Gehrig leads his high school team to the championship...

Item #688545

June 19, 1920

NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1920 



* Very early Lou Gehrig

* Brooklyn High School star




A very significant issue for any Lou Gehrig collector as this newspaper contains the very first  mention of Lou Gehrig for his baseball prowess (one earlier mention was for football) in this venerable newspaper.

Page 17 contains a rather short report headed: "Title For Commerce Nine" &quo... See More  

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688530

Clara Barton at the infamous Andersonville prison...

Item #688530

August 03, 1865

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 3, 1865 



* Nurse Clara Barton

* American Red Cross

* Andersonville Prison




The front page has: "From Brownsville" "Troops Across the River with Rebel Officers at their Head" "Cortinas's Latest Movement" and: "The Surratt Mystery" and; "Our Returning Heroes" with more. 

Page 4 has over half a column on t... See More  

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688527

Harvard's 'special' commencement on the end of the Civil War... Slavery abolished in Georgia...

Item #688527

July 25, 1865

NEW YORK TIMES, July 25, 1865 



* Harvard University commencement

* Georgia no longer a slave state

* Post civil war reconstruction era




The entire front page features the coverage of "HARVARD" "Culmination of the Grand Commencement" which concludes on the back page.

Although the Civil War had not formally concluded, Harvard's Commencement Week, celebrated th
... See More  

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688506

1st African American to play in a World Series...

Item #688506

September 30, 1947

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Sept. 30, 1947



* Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees

* 1st African American to play in a World Series

* Jackie Robinson - 1st year in MLB Baseball

* Game 1 (day of)




The front page has a two column heading: "Feud Looms as Bums, Yanks Meet in First World Series Contest" with subhead and photo. More pre-game coverage with photos in the sport's sec... See More  

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688498

Early baseball described...

Item #688498

August 15, 1865

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 15, 1865 



* Post Civil War baseball



Page 5 has an article: "Base Ball" "The Second Grand Match for the Championship at Brooklyn--Another Immense Gathering of Spectators--Brooklyn Again Victorious--The Atlantics Still the Champions".

The lengthy report is a detailed summary about a match between the Atlantic and Mutual clubs at the Capitoline Ba... See More  

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688489

Review & premiere of "The Sandlot", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

Item #688489

April 07, 1993

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 7, 1993



* Best "The Sandlot" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* American coming-of-age baseball cult film




A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Sandlot" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood are... See More  

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$82.00
688357

Check from Cooperstown, 1834...

Item #688357
This is a genuine check written on the "Otsego County Bank" of Cooperstown, New York dated March 31, 1834. Included is the amount of $19 in the lower left corner with a signature in the lower right. There is a nice engraving of an eagle with an olive branch in its beak. Also a red ink cancellation.

An early financial item & great to have from this town famous as the home of the Base... See More  

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$8.00
688282

1931 World Series of Baseball...

Item #688282

October 09, 1931

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Extra, Massachusetts, October 9, 1931



* Philadelphia Athletics vs. St. Louis Cardinals

* World Series of baseball (game 6)

* Early, same day coverage




The front page has a nice banner headline proclaiming: "ATHLETICS TIE WORLD SERIES" with subheads, box scores and inning by inning description. Nice to have all related coverage on the front page and great for di... See More  

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$52.00
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