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674145

Early baseball reports in a sporting newspaper...

Item #674145

November 01, 1856

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Nov. 1, 1856  This was primarily a shorts themed newspaper, with a sports themed masthead. Inside has: "Base Ball" with some detail on recent baseball games. Quite early for baseball.

Sixteen pages, very nice condition.

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675244

Calling for a very historic baseball convention...

Item #675244

January 17, 1857

PORTER SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Jan. 17, 1857  A rather famous sporting newspaper, with a sporting-themed masthead, calling itself: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". This is a volume one issue.

Near the back is an advertisement for a: "Convention of Base Ball Clubs" being called for on January 22, which would be the first convention ... See More  

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596515

Very early baseball report?

Item #596515

March 14, 1857

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, March 14, 1857  Various literary content but there is also sporting reports near the back, including: "Trotting at Fairs" "Fistiana" which is boxing; "Our Chess Department" "Out-Door Sports" including cricket and a "ball match". I believe the latter to be baseball, and reports: "A great match at... See More  

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571043

Baseball... Elephant hunting... Cockfighting...

Item #571043

April 11, 1857

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, April 11, 1857  As noted in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage", this is a volume II issue of a very early sporting publication. An article "Base Ball" has the announcement of the elected officers for the Excelsior Base Ball Club of Brooklyn. Another page features an article on "Elepha... See More  

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695716

Pre-Civil War baseball, in a sporting newspaper...

Item #695716

April 25, 1857

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, April 25, 1857  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Agriculture, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

The bottom of page 6 has a small report headed: "Base Ball" noting in part: "A meeting of the Atlantic Base Ball Club of the city of Brooklyn was held...the following officers were unanimously elected fo... See More  

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675273

Baseball in Rhode Island, before the Civil War...

Item #675273

May 09, 1857

PORTERS SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, May 9, 1857 



* Pre American Civil War era

* Aurora Baseball club




Inside under "Base Ball" is a report: "Base Ball at Providence--We have received notification of the formation of the Aurora Base Ball Club...and in accordance with their name, the members meet from 5 to 7 o'clock in the morning..." and a few other de
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675274

Reporting on sports before the Civil War...

Item #675274

May 16, 1857

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, May 16, 1857  A rather famous sporting newspaper, with a sporting-themed masthead, calling itself: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".

Under: "Out-Door Sports" are various reports including: "Base Ball" with two news items. Other sports reports as well.

Sixteen pages, very nice condition... See More  

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675276

Early baseball, in a sporting publication...

Item #675276

June 20, 1857

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, June 20, 1857 



* Pre Civil War baseball

* New York City area club




Inside under "Base Ball" is a very brief summary of a match between the "Light" & Heavy" weights of the Empire Base Ball Club. There is also a nice article with details about the "Brooklyn Base Ball Clubs", specifically the Charter Oak, Al... See More  

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675278

Baseball reports from before the Civil War...

Item #675278

August 29, 1857

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Aug. 29, 1857 



* Very early pre-Civil War baseball



A rather famous sporting newspaper, with a sporting-themed masthead, calling itself: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".

Page 4 has half a column taken up with: "Base Ball" which has detailed reports of various baseball games including the ea... See More  

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695734

Early baseball... Theatrical show: 'Life Among the Mormon'...

Item #695734

April 10, 1858

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, April 10, 1858 



* Very early pre-Civil War baseball



It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

Page 6 has a heading: "Cricket And Base Ball" with subheads including: "Knickerbocker Base Ball Club" "Buffalo Base Ball Club" "Olympic Ball Club" &q... See More  

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695738

The Olympic baseball club of Boston...

Item #695738

May 01, 1858

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, May 1, 1858  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

Page 6 has a brief item: "Olympic Base Ball Club of Boston" which notes: "The annual meeting of this spirited and excellent Club was held...when the following gentlemen were chosen as officers for the ensuing year...&qu... See More  

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695736

A new baseball club in Brooklyn...

Item #695736

May 08, 1858

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, May 8, 1858  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

Page 6 has: "Base Ball" which includes in part: "The Vigilant Base Ball Club of Brooklyn was organized on the first of April by the election of the following officers...The Club has not yet selected the ground on which ... See More  

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695739

A new baseball club in Franklin, Massachusetts...

Item #695739

July 10, 1858

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, July 10, 1858  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

The back page has a brief item: "Base Ball Club in Franklin, Mass." which notes: "The base ball players of Franklin have organized themselves into a Club, called the 'Undcas Base Ball Club', of which the follo... See More  

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654939

Stephen Douglas & Abraham Lincoln... Early baseball report...

Item #654939

September 07, 1858

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 7, 1858 



* Stephen Douglass & Abraham Lincoln

* Early baseball in New York City



The ftpg. has headlines & text on: "The Staten Island War" "Further Arrests" "Suspension of Superintendent Tallmadge" and more (see photos).

Pg. 4 has an article headed: "The President & Mr. Douglas" which mentions Lincoln as wel... See More  

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695737

A new baseball club in Newtown, Long Island...

Item #695737

October 16, 1858

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Oct. 16, 1858  



* Pre Civil War baseball



It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

Page 6 has a brief item: "New Base Ball Club" which notes: "The Newtown (Long Island) Base Ball Club was organized Sept. 30th with the following officers..." with the details.

Twe... See More  

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695735

Baseball and boxing...

Item #695735

October 30, 1858

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Oct. 30, 1858  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

Page 5 has: "The Great Prize Fight" which provides a round-by-round report of the boxing match between John Morrissey and John C. Heenan.

Page 7 has a brief item: "New Base Ball Club" which begins: "A Base ... See More  

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675251

A "sporting & theatrical" newspaper...

Item #675251

May 14, 1859

THE NEW YORK CLIPPER, New York, May 14 1859  This was an: "American Sporting & Theatrical Journal" with content as would be suspected. Some reports are headed: "Who Won the Other Game" "Aquatics" "Billiards" "Cricket" with much reporting on this; "The Turf" Canine" and "Ball Play", which has reports on two baseball... See More  

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696357

Much text on the baseball game...

Item #696357

September 17, 1859

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Sept. 17, 1859  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

Inside has considerable text under: "BASE BALL" "Atlantic vs. Eckford" with the box score as well. Also reports and box scores for 3 other baseball games. Cricket reports as well.

Sixteen pages, 11 ... See More  

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696361

First British touring cricket team... Much on baseball...

Item #696361

October 08, 1859

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Oct. 8, 1859  



* English cricket team in North American tour



It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

Page 4 and 5 have considerable coverage of the historic: "Great International Cricket Matches!" involving the team from England. This was the first-ever overs... See More  

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706372

The International Cricket Match... Oystering...

Item #706372

October 15, 1859

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Oct. 15, 1859  The front page has: "The Great Oyster Excitement - Scene On Board The Schooner Yankee Bird...". The inside has the desirable: "The International Cricket Match At Hoboken - Scene On The St. George's Ground, On The Morning Of The Match", which tells of the match between the United States and England. The opposing p... See More  

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172302

Good baseball issue... Cricket... "A Tale of Two Cities"...

Item #172302

October 15, 1859

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 15, 1859 Ftpg. shows: 'A German Beer Garden in N.Y. City on Sunday Eve.' Nice fullpg: 'The English Cricketers--the Eleven of All England'. Half of the dblpgctrfld. is a terrific illus. of: 'A Base Ball Match at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken' showing a game in progress. A very displayable print, showing almost the entire field. The other hal... See More  

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696355

Much on the International Cricket Match... Baseball as well...

Item #696355

October 22, 1859

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Oct. 22, 1859  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

All of pages 1 and 2 have columns black-bordered for the recent death of: "David C. Broderick", a politician of some note at the time.

Inside has much reporting on: "Cricket" "The International ... See More  

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696354

Much on 1859 baseball...

Item #696354

October 29, 1859

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Oct. 29, 1859 



* Very early baseball game

* Pre American Civil War era




It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

Inside has almost a full column with reports headed: "Base Ball" with text and box scores for four games as well as other details. Much on cricket ... See More  

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696353

Much on baseball... The upcoming Sayers-Heenan boxing match...

Item #696353

November 05, 1859

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Nov. 5, 1859  



* Very early baseball game

* Pre American Civil War era




It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

Inside has reports headed: "Base Ball" with text and box scores for six games. Also a report under: "Fistiana" on: "The Championship... See More  

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172308

"A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens...

Harper's Ferry... Elizabeth Blackwell, 1st American female physician...

Item #172308

November 05, 1859

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 5, 1859  The front page features a half page illustration of a "General View Of Harper's Ferry, Showing the Bridge, Armory, Adjacent Hills, Etc."  An article "The Late Invasion at Harper's Ferry" also features two 1/4 page prints: "Portrait Of Ossawattomie Brown" and "Brown, His Son, and Another Of The Outlaws... See More  

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695732

Much on Tom Sayers and the boxing championship... The Annual Ball for baseball players...

Item #695732

January 07, 1860

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Jan. 14, 1860  



* John C. Heenan vs. Tom Sayers

* First World boxing championship match




It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

Inside has most a page taken up with: "Life And Battles Of Tom Sayers--Seventh Fight of Tom Sayers" which is followed by: "Ei... See More  

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695719

Baseball on skates...

Item #695719

January 28, 1860

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Jan. 28, 1860  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

Page 6 has a report: "Base Ball" "A Game of Base Ball On Skates" with the report from Rochester, New York. Included is a list of players.

Also within is most of a page taken up with: "Life And B... See More  

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695718

The historic Sayers - Heenan boxing match... A new baseball club is created...

Item #695718

February 04, 1860

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Feb. 4, 1860  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

Various reporting on the historic boxing match of the day between Tom Sayers and John Heenan, 'The Benicia Boy' including "The Coming Fight for the Championship - The Probabilities of Heenan Proving Victor&qu... See More  

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695717

Much on the historic Sayers - Heenan boxing match... A baseball convention...

Item #695717

February 11, 1860

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Feb. 11, 1860  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

This issue has a great deal of reporting on the historic boxing match of the day between Tom Sayers and John Heenan, 'The Benicia Boy' including coverage of their arrival in London, an article: "The Pugilist... See More  

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172358

Democratic Convention...

Item #172358

April 28, 1860

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 28, 1860 Ftpg. shows: 'Delegates to the Democratic Convention Leaving the Charleston Hotel'. Also a halfpg. scene of the Convention Hall at Charleston, S.C., plus a great dblpgctrfld. showing them in session at Charleston. 'Statue of Henry Clay, at New Orleans'. The back page has a notice for "The Base Ball Player's Pocket Companion&quo... See More  

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685011

The Mormons... Pike's Peak... Early baseball...

Item #685011

July 09, 1860

THE WORLD, New York, July 9, 1860  Page 3 has most of a column taken up with a report headed: "From Great Salt Lake City" which has a subhead: "Brutal Treatment of a Mormon By U. S. Soldiers" with much detail.

Page 4 has a report headed: "News Frost Pike's Peak" and page 8 has a pre-Civil War report headed: "Base Ball" with much detail on a basebal... See More  

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222042

Brooklyn vs. New York - Baseball in 1860...

Item #222042

August 21, 1860

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1860  This issue features the reviews of two games between Brooklyn and New York (Excelsior vs. Empire, and Mutual vs. Atlantic).  A box score for each event accompanies the text.  Additional articles are printed on the inside and back pages as well, covering events of the time.

Complete in 8 pages, gen
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222045

Manhattan vs. Harlem - Baseball in 1860...

Item #222045

August 31, 1860

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1860  This issue features the reviews of three Baseball games: Manhattan vs. Harlem, Eckford vs. Newburgh, and Brooklyn vs. New York.  A box score for each event accompanies the text.  Additional articles are printed on the inside and back pages as well, covering events of the time.

Complete in 8 pages, gene
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675290

Much baseball reporting... Planet, the famous race horse...

Item #675290

September 22, 1860

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Sept. 22, 1860  Basically a sports-themed newspaper. The front page has a nice print of the horse: "Planet...", the very famous race horse.

An inside page has a heading: "Base Ball" which contains 14 box scores.

Complete in 16 pages, decorative masthead, minor margin wear, good condition.... See More  

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569437

General William Walker...

Item #569437

September 24, 1860

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 24, 1860  Page one has an interesting article dated August 29, 1860, "Nicaragua-The American Minister-An Ultimatum-Walker And His Chances", which has about 10 linera inches of text regarding Walker, his arrival at Truxillo, and an encouragement to resist him.  Two additional articles within the issue also provide comments on the last days... See More  

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671329

City Hall Park baseball... Syrian massacres...

Item #671329

October 27, 1860

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 27, 1860



* Baseball games in New York's City Hall Park causing strife

* The Billiard Tournament at Lynch's Billiard Rooms

* Syrian Massacres




The front page has news from Europe telling of Syrian massacres. A backpage report gives details regarding a Billiards Tournament at Lynch's Billiard Rooms at Union Square (with mention of the famous match betwe... See More  

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