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

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 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 o... See More  

The beginning of ski-jumping in America...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 2, 1893  A great issue for skiers as the full ftpg. shows: "Winter Sports in the West--Flying On Skis--Thorger Hemmestvedt's Great Jump of 103 Feet at Red Wing, Minnesota". Red Wing is the birthplace of America ski-jumping.

Inside has an interesting full page: "Shall We Restrict Immigration? Specimen Types of Constantly Arrivi... See More  

Baseball continues during th Civil War...

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, July 26, 1862   Basically a sports-themed newspaper.  Inside has 2 1/2 columns taken up with reports on: "Base Ball" games and developments. Included are box scores for 9 games.

Other sports reports as well including for: "Fistiana" (boxing).

Sixteen pages, decorative masthead, nice condition.

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

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  

Early baseball, in a sporting publication...

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  

Game of wicket, pre-Civil War....

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Feb. 14, 1857  Under the heading: "Out-Door Sports" are two letters to the editor from Troy, N.Y., concerning the "old game of wicket". It includes a quite small diagram of the "ground plan" of the game.

Under "Fistiana" (boxing) is a detailed report: "Hard-Fought Fight In England, Between Tom Sayers &am... See More  

Volume one issue of a sporting newspaper...

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Jan. 24, 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.

Reports are headed: "The Turf" "Draught Of The Seine" "Our Chess Department" "Out Door Sports" "Fist... See More  

A wealth of golf photos & prints...

OUTING, (New York), August, 1897  A typical magazine of the late 19th century, this issue has much on sports of the day, including 27 photos or prints of golf, under the heading: "Golfers In Action". Plus there are articles with photos/prints on tennis, bicycling, fishing, polo, yachting, and more.

Complete in 102 pages but disbound without the outer wrappers, 6 3/4 by 9 1/2 inches... See More  

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

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 the ar... See More  

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

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  

Nazi leader Robert Ley suicide....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 26, 1945



* Robert Ley suicide death

* German Labour Front leader



The front page has two column heading: "Ley, Nazi Labor Boss, Hangs Self With Towel In Nuernberg Jail Cell" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Robert Ley, head of the German Labour Front, suicide while awaiting trial at Nuremberg for war crimes.

Other news, spo... See More  

Racing at Saratoga... Will of a former slave... Anti-slavery agitation...

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 9, 1865  The front page has: "Sports of the Turf - The Second Day of the Saratoga Meeting - The Coveted Bauble Won by the Horse Kentucky", Page 3 has: "Death of an Ex-Slave at the Almshouse - His Will" which has the will of Denison wherein he leaves all his worldly belongings to the person that had been attending to him. Page 4 has "The Anti-Slave... See More  

Much front page baseball reporting in 1892...

BURLINGTON DAILY FREE PRESS, Vermont, Aug. 16, 1892  The top of the front page has much reporting on baseball, with column heads: "THE WORLD OF SPORTS" "Two Easy Victories For the Home Team Yesterday" with ten box scores. Also: "Base Ball At Bristol" "A Crowd of 350 People See the Addison County Boys Win".

Eight pages,  some damp staining near mar... See More  

Baseball games reported... Lincoln's log cabin...

NEW-YORK TIMES, July 21, 1865 Pg. 3 has: "Outdoor Sports" "Base Ball" which include a summary and box score of a game between the Empire and Mutual clubs with mention there was: "...a goodly number of ladies being present." The back page has a summary and box score of a game between the Lowell team and the Atlantics. Mentions that the Lowell team "...had the hono... See More  

Very early baseball report?

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  

Primarily a horse racing newspaper...

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Sept. 15, 1860  This was a sporting-themed newspaper, however at this point in its career this newspaper was primarily about horse racing to the exclusion of most other sports. One article is headed: "Lexington Races & Fair".

Twelve pages, nice condition.

Themed on horse racing...

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES & SPORTSMAN, New York, October 6, 1900 



* Horse racing



The subtitle is: "A Chronicle of Racing, Trotting, Field Sports, Aquatics, Athletics, and the Stage." But most of the content is taken up with horse-racing items. Complete in twenty pages and in very nice condition.

A pre-Civil War sport's periodical...

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Feb. 13, 1858 



* Pre Civil War sport's periodical



Subtitled: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage." with the masthead featuring a decorative sporting theme (see). Among the articles included are; "A Winter In southern Florida" "Wild Sports In India" "Hunters and Game in South-W... See More  

Baseball... Horseracing... Pirates...

NEW YORK TIMES,  New York,  August 12, 1865  The front page of this issue features an article concerning horse racing under the heading "Sports of the Turf".  Additional headlines include: "The Grand Two-Mile Race for Three-Year Olds", "Revenue Colt of Baltimore and Winner of the Purse", "The Second Race of Mile Heats", "The Lexingto... See More  

Thanksgiving Day... Turkey shooting...

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, November 19, 1859 (print only)



This is a single-page print illustration entitled "Sports in America. -- Shooting Turkeys for Thanksgiving-Day". This is done in a duo-tone format.



This measures approximately 15.5 x 11 and has scattered lite staining. See photos.

Lengthy report of a baseball game...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 28, 1867 



* Post Civil War baseball 



The back page has an uncommonly lengthy article headed: "Out Door Sports" "Base Ball--Union of Morrisania vs. Eckfords, of Williamsburgh" followed by a smaller report of another game (see). Eight pages, very nice, clean condition.

Early post Civil War baseball... Philadelphia Athletics...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 17, 1867



* Early post Civil war baseball

* Philadelphia Athletics



Page 2 has a report headed: "Out-Doors Sports" "Base Ball--Athletic of Philadelphia, vs. Atlantic, of Brooklyn" with reports on 2 games (see). The first notes:



* It is not an over-estimate in placing the assemblage at 20,000 gathered at the Union Ball Grounds yes... See More  

Chess... Volume one issue...

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, January 24, 1857



* Early chess

* Sports



Described in the masthead as: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage." A volume I issue (number 21). Columns inside include: "Our Chess Department" & "The Ladies' Column".



Other topics with much on various sports through out this 16 page issue that ... See More  

Wrestling a bear... Niagara Falls...

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, dated January 15, 1848



* Uncommon sporting title



Interesting articles include: "A Winter Jaunt To Niagara Falls" "Camp Hunting In Mississippi" & "Wrestling With A Bear"



and more. Area of staining in the outer margin, lite foxing, otherwise nice. 12 pages.

Early baseball...

NEW-YORK TIMES, October 2, 1865 



* Early baseball 

* Post civil war reporting 



On the front page under "Connecticut" is a report: "Yale versus Wesleyan--Base Ball Match between the Two Colleges--Fine Game--Success of Yale--Remarks & Observations"



Includes a summary and the box score. Summary also talks about the success of Yale, exclusive of spor... See More