Early Baseball Convention in 1866...
Item #217563
December 14, 1866
NEW-YORK TIMES, Dec. 14, 1866.
* Early baseball convention reporting - new teams
Page 2 has a report: Convention of Base Ball Players which has details about the tenth annual convention, mentioning there were delegates from as far away as Oregon, Iowa, Maryland and Virginia and that over 100 new clubs applied for admission. Notable changes in the Constitution included the admissio
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* Early baseball convention reporting - new teams
Page 2 has a report: Convention of Base Ball Players which has details about the tenth annual convention, mentioning there were delegates from as far away as Oregon, Iowa, Maryland and Virginia and that over 100 new clubs applied for admission. Notable changes in the Constitution included the admissio
Tennis, Track, Boxing, and Baseball...
Item #217143
July 20, 1935
MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, Supplement to the New York Times, July 20, 1935 Full front page shows the two finalists in the Wimbledon tennis tournament, Mrs. Helen Wills Moody & Miss Helen Jacobs. Near the back is a fullpg. with 4 photos on: "All Star Baseball" with photos including Mel Ott, Pepper Martin & Jimmy Foxx (see photos) in action. Another photo shows: "
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Portraits of an 1865 baseball team...
Item #216466
November 25, 1865
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 25, 1865 Certainly the prime feature of this illustrated newspaper is the very nice three-quarter page print captioned: "Champion Nine of the Atlantic Base-Ball Club of Brooklyn, L.I., 1865" showing named prints of each of the baseball players. There is a brief article on them as well titled: "The Atlantic Base-Ball Club." There are... See More
Baseball...
Item #215120
April 20, 1940
Item #215118
April 01, 1940
Baseball...
Item #215086
September 09, 1939
This issue features an article entitled: "Stealing World Series Signs and Signals - There are spies in baseball, very clever at fore-telling plays. Here are inside tips on the art." by Jimmy Powers.
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Baseballs strange plays...
Item #214971
May 13, 1933
LIBERTY magazine, New York, May 13, 1933 The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a young "gypsy" knife sharpener (see). There is no related article on this inside.
This includes an article entitled: "Anything Can Happen in Baseball" by John Hix. An interesting collection of freak plays that have made diamond history.
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Item #214886
October 12, 1940
LIBERTY magazine, New York, October 12, 1940 The color cover of this issue has a very nice print of a red team player tackled by several blue team members but the score was made! (see). There is no related article on this inside pages.
A story entitled: The Rookies that Bloomed in the Spring" by 'Yankee Stade'
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Baseball's future All-Stars...
Item #214564
July 08, 1991
THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, July 8, 1991 Certainly the premier newspaper/magazine for the sporting world, its 40+ pages are simply filled with the latest news in American sports, including a front page photo which was the highlight of the week. The top names and events of all American sports eventually found their way in the pages of The Sporting News.
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Gambling in baseball...
Item #214553
July 01, 1991
THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, July 1, 1991 Certainly the premier newspaper/magazine for the sporting world, its 40+ pages are simply filled with the latest news in American sports, including a front page photo which was the highlight of the week. The top names and events of all American sports eventually found their way in the pages of The Sporting News.
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Baseball's disabled list...
Item #214178
August 19, 1991
THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, August 19, 1991 Certainly the premier newspaper/magazine for the sporting world, its 40+ pages are simply filled with the latest news in American sports, including a front page photo which was the highlight of the week. The top names and events of all American sports eventually found their way in the pages of The Sporting News.
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Baseball's opening week...
Item #214141
April 22, 1991
THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, April 22, 1991 Certainly the premier newspaper/magazine for the sporting world, its 40+ pages are simply filled with the latest news in American sports, including a front page photo which was the highlight of the week. The top names and events of all American sports eventually found their way in the pages of The Sporting News.
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Coney Island...
Item #177312
July 08, 1905
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 8, 1905
Baseball in 1865...
Item #212983
October 10, 1865
NEW-YORK TIMES, Oct. 10, 1865 Page 5 has the summary and line score of a baseball match played on the Presidents grounds in Washington mentioning that the Excelsiors had no uniforms because the club chest failed to arrive. The back page has the summaries and box scores of three baseball matches. Lite damp staining in the upper left corner, printing crease in the first item and one in
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W. A. Rogers' baseball print (Polo Grounds)... Teddy Roosevelt on the cover... Republican Convention...
Item #177285
July 02, 1904
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 2, 1904
Yachting...
Item #177204
May 30, 1903
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 30, 1903
Baseball... Jewish...
Item #212302
March 06, 1937
LIBERTY magazine, New York, March 6, 1937. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young lady lady ice-skating with a young lad that has fallen on the ice (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes. Articles include "Why the Jew is Persecuted" by David Lloyd George and "Spring Training Secrets" by Walter Johns... See More
Baseball...
Item #211742
August 22, 1936
LIBERTY magazine, New York, August 22, 1936. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a lady water skiing (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes. Articles include "Battling Baseball" by Johnny Evers and "The Case New Jersey Would Like To Forget" by C. Lloyd Fisher. Very nice condition, and measuring about 8 ... See More
Great baseball advertisement....
Item #212184
September 05, 1874
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, September 5, 1874 The photos shows the back page ad for Peck & Snyder's sporting goods. Described as a Sportsmans Emporium and as ... authorized Designers, Manufacturers, and Leaders of Base-Ball Fashions..., the business was located at 126 Nassau Street in New York. Of particular interest is the main graphic for the professional
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1865 Post Civil War Firemen Baseball Game....
Item #212163
September 16, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, with baseball content from the year the Civil War ended. Sept. 16, 1865 On the back page under Base Ball is: Base Ball Among Firemen--Hose Company No. 55 Vs. Engine Company No. 34. Very brief one sentence summary says: A spirited game of base ball between the above companies at Hoboken, Friday, Sept. 15... plus the box score. Other news of the day includes: "THE FALL TRADE" "A... See More
Baseball... Jewish...
Item #211995
March 13, 1926
LIBERTY magazine, New York, March 13, 1926. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a nurse at a dentist office in the waiting room with two young boys that are both willing to pass up their turn in the chair (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Kohler. Also contains stories "The Intermarriage of Jews and Gentiles" by Franklin Fargo an... See More
Coca Cola ad... Baseball...
Item #211947
May 06, 1939
LIBERTY magazine, New York, May 6, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a illustrations of a lady dressed ready to travel (see photo). The back cover features a color ad of Coca Cola. Stories include "Which Teams Will Win The Pennants This Year?" by Jerry D. Lewis. Very nice condition, a bit of loss at the spine, and measuring about 8 1/4 by... See More
Baseball...
Item #211926
July 15, 1939
LIBERTY magazine, New York, July 15, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a cartoon rendering of a little girl planting flowers and holding a worm (see photo). The back cover features a color ad of Camel cigarettes. A story entitled "How McKechnie Makes Ballplayers" by Norman Reissman. Very nice condition, a bit of loss at the spine, ... See More
Baseball fans...
Item #211894
September 05, 1912
LESLIES, N.Y., Sept. 5, 1912 Full front page color illustration of fans on the street looking at an outdoor scoreboard captioned: The Baseball Bulletin. Colored content on the next page bleeds through a bit, otherwise nice.
Ralph Kiner...
Item #211878
August 28, 1949
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE, (The Detroit News), Aug. 28, 1949 The front page has a nice color photo of slugger Ralph Kiner hitting a baseball. Early for Kiner and a great autograph item. Three faint processing lines in the photo, has binding holes at the top, otherwise in good condition.
Lajoie was drunk...debut of Roger Bresnahan...
Item #211867
October 12, 1897
PUBLIC LEDGER, Philadelphia, Aug. 28, 1897 On pg. 16 under SPORTS is a detailed summary and the box score of a game between the Phillies and Pirates. Napoleon Lajoie, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame (the Hall of Shame on this day!), arrived at the game drunk, as revealed in the summary: First baseman Lajoie was not only late in reporting for duty yesterday afternoon, but when he did ar... See More
Baseball on ice...
Item #211859
February 05, 1861
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, New York, February 5, 1861 Page 3 has a report: "Base Ball Match On The Fifth Avenue Skating-Pond". The report vividly describes the scene mentioning in part that: "The pond, which contains an area of several acres, lies between the Third and Fifth avenues...can be reached by either the Fulton Ferry and Greenwood or the Atlantic-street and Greenwood car... See More
1865 Baseball Game Attended By Ladies...
Item #211719
July 29, 1865
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 29, 1865 The back page has: "The Field Base Ball--Keystone of Philadelphia agt. Star of Brooklyn, with the summary mentioning: "The seats apportioned for ladies was filled with the galaxy of beauty and finery by the fair sex of Long Island..." and that many had fashionable umbrellas and parasols. Includes the box score. Also post civil war news such... See More
Coca Cola ad... Baseball... Laurence Olivier...
Item #211619
August 26, 1939
LIBERTY magazine, New York, August 26, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young lady playing tennis(see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Coca Cola. Includes stories entitled "32 Years' Bad Luck and now -" about Laurence Olivier and "The Homicide Ball" which is written by by Waite Hoyt. Very nice condition, a bit of loss at t... See More
Amelia Earhart... Coca Cola... Basball...
Item #211587
March 11, 1939
LIBERTY magazine, New York, March 11, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a lady painting a chair on which a dog had jumped onto it (see). The back page has a nice color ad for Camel cigarettes. The inside back cover has a nice color ad for Coca Cola. Includes stories entitled "Lady with Wings - The Life Story of My Wife, Amelia Earhart, part... See More
Amelia Earhart... Baseball... Jewish...
Item #211580
April 01, 1939
LIBERTY magazine, New York, April 1, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young couple in a car at a gas pump asking a gas attendant standing in rain for one gallon of gas (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes. Includes a stories entitled "Lady with Wings - The Life Story of My Wife, Amerlia Earha... See More
Amelia Earhart... Grover Cleveland Alexander...
Item #211566
April 08, 1939
LIBERTY magazine, New York, April 8, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young couple with a box of chocolates and she is giving a chocolate to her dog (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Coco Cola. Includes a stories entitled "Lady with Wings - The Life Story of My Wife, Amerlia Earhart, part 5" and "Pitchers Are Siss... See More
Chuck Klein...
Item #210968
May 26, 1934
LIBERTY magazine, New York, May 26, 1936. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a female lion/tiger tamer (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Chesterfield cigarettes and the inside cover features a color ad for Texaco. Wtihin this issue is an article on Hall-of-Famer Chuck Klein. Very nice condition, and measuring about 8 1/4 by... See More
Item #210714
May 13, 1909
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, New York, May 13, 1909. "A Saturday matinee Crowd in New York" "The Novel Side of Life in Porto Rico" "The People and the Land Where Roosevelt Hunts" "Most Frightful Massacre of the Century" "Glimpses of Roosevelt's Hunting Grounds in East Africa" "A Typical Windy Day in Chicago" "Men of Note in the Baseball World (Johnson, Ames, Griffith, Ball) pl... See More
Early baseball...
Item #208832
September 07, 1865
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 7, 1865 On the front page under The Field & Base Ball is a brief summary and box score of a match between the Gotham and Eckford clubs. There is also a very brief dispatch about the contest between the Maryland club of Baltimore and the National club of Washington, won by Washington. Nice to have on the front page.
Baseball in 1865...
Item #206927
August 30, 1865
NEW-YORK TIMES, Aug. 30, 1865 On pg. 5,"From Washington" is: "Base Ball--The Grand Matches In Washington". Has a summary of a match between the National and Atlantic teams, and a box score, with mention that the teams adjourned to the National Hotel after the game for a "sumptuous feast" and an evening of "social enjoyment". Says the Atlantics were to ... See More
Item #177154
April 19, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 19, 1902 Frontpage illustration "'Stay with Him! Stay with Him!'"; fullpage photo The New President of Columbia; fullpage illustration Lunching of the Life-Boat; Something New in the Southwest with photos; "Home-Rule" in Irish Households; fullpage photo Lady Minto; doublepage centerfold "'Wall Street's' Famous U... See More
Desolation of St. Pierre and ruins of Martinique...
Item #177147
May 31, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 31, 1902
Front page "The Desolation of St. Pierre - The Rue de L'Hopital"; several pages of photos the volcano destruction at St. Pierre and Martinique; full page illustration "Rescue Work on the Subway" by Jackson; full page print "International Baseball - the Boston Champions" (from June 27, 1874); A Boom in Colorado Irr... See More
Yanks' comeback victory over Milwaukee...
Item #205196
October 10, 1958
THE MORNING CALL, Allentown, Pennsylvania October 10, 1958 Three line, 3 column headline "Turley Leads Yanks To Comeback Victory Over Milwaukee, 6-2" with subhead "Big Eighth Defeats Burdette". This also has a photo of Catcher Yogi Berra and Bob Tuley of New York celebrating the World Championship. Another related article "Clown and Genius - Casey Stengel Overs... See More
Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis dies...
Item #204505
November 26, 1944
THE STAUNTON NEWS-LEADER, Virginia, Nov. 26, 1944. Page 8 of this issue has a two column head: "Baseball Commissioner Dies In Chicago at 78" with much text on him and his career. Nice condition, complete issue.
Baseball in cartoons...
Item #177051
July 28, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 28, 1900 The prime feature would be the nice full page containing nine, comic baseball prints captioned: "Some Fine Points of the National Game". A very displayable page on its own.
The full front page is a two-color print: "Is This Imperialism?" showing Uncle Sam and William McKinley against the Chinese. Other prints within include: &... See More
Ring Lardner dies...
Item #204301
September 26, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 26, 1933 Page 21, two line, 1 column head: "Ring Lardner Dies; Noted As Writer" & subheads: "Won Early Laurels with Brilliant Sports Stories on Chicago Tribune" "Wrote Baseball Scenes for the Follies, With Will Rogers as Veteran Pitcher".
Baseball pitcher Pud Galvin fined....
Item #203755
July 19, 1880
CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, July 19, 1880 Page 3 has a small head: "A Close Rub for Providence" with the one paragraph summary of a game between Providence and Buffalo stating in part: "...The fielding of both clubs was about equal. The umpire fined Galvin ten dollars for impudence..." This was "Pud" Galvin, the famous baseball pitcher and member of the Baseball Hal... See More
Post Civil War baseball game with box scores....
Item #203605
June 16, 1865
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1865 Page 5 has: "Out-Door Sports" " Base Ball" "Philadelphia Vs. Brooklyn". The summary mentions "a bevy of the fair ones" at the match and that "...with the crowd, the field of players in uniform, and the...banners on...flag-staffs on the grounds...the scene was picturesque in the extreme." About the game it mentions:... See More
Post Civil War baseball game with box score....
Item #203603
July 15, 1865
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 15, 1865 The bkpg. has: " Out-Door Sports" " Base Ball" which includes a summary and box score of a game between the Atlantic and Gotham clubs. Mentions a crowd of "...at least 4000, every seat on the platforms being occupied-a large delegation of the fair sex being present..." Mentions, to the crowds disappointment, the absence of " C. S... See More
1865 Atlantics vs. Athletics Baseball Game...
Item #201429
October 31, 1865
NEW-YORK TIMES, Oct. 31, 1865 Pg. 5 has the summary and box score of the game featured in the above print. Mentions in part that "The Atlantics made eleven fly-catches and two home runs, and the Athletics eight fly-catches and one home run. The Atlantics were skunked once, and the Athletics four times." A great companion item to the above print! Occasional foxing, otherwise nice.
1870 Baseball Game With Tichenor Playing Violin...
Item #201227
August 16, 1870
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 16, 1870.
On the bkpg. under " Base-Ball" are the summaries and box scores of three baseball matches. One mentions that after a game between the American Bank Note Company team and Irvington an "...inviting collation was spread....there were speeches and music after the feast....Mr. Brown of the Champion Club, of Jersey City, was among the singers, and Pr... See More
1870 Brooklyn Baseball Game With Box Scores...
Item #201226
August 19, 1870
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1870 On pg. 2 under " Base- Ball" is a nice summary and box score of a match between Forest City and the Eckford clubs played at Brooklyn. Mentions the unlikelihood of another shutout "... but the introduction of non-elastic balls in first class contests has had such an effect in improving the displays in the field, that a nines retirement for blank scores in a matc... See More
1870 Brooklyn Baseball Game With Box Scores...
Item #201224
August 21, 1870
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 21, 1870.
Page 5 has: " Base-Ball" "An Exciting Contest in Brooklyn--another Victory for the Blue Stocking--Defeat of the Stars". Summary and box score, with mention of the first appearance by Hicks, the star catcher who played for the Stars. Says the winning Blue Stockings of Forest City were given numerous bouquets from their " lady admirers&q... See More
Fair weather fans in baseball season...
Item #201221
October 18, 1870
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 18, 1870 Pg. 2 has: "Base-Ball" "Athletic vs. Atlantic--A Quick in Brooklyn--The Atlantics Again Defeated". The summary mentions a drop of 75% in the attendance due to the many losses by the Atlantics, plus word that "...many of them left in disgust at the fielding of the ex-champions before the game was over..." Includes the box score a... See More
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