Check from Cooperstown, 1834...

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  

Lou Gehrig ends his streak...

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  

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

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.

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

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  

1931 World Series of Baseball...

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  

Babe Ruth receives plaque at Yankee Stadium....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1931



* Babe Ruth receives plaque at stadium

* New York Yankees - Yanks

* Baseball Writer's Association



The sport's section (page 22) has a two column photo showing Babe Ruth receiving a plaque from Dan Daniel for his contribution to the game of baseball. (see) Also coverage of the game played that day with box scores. Probably only found in a New Yo... See More  

Babe Ruth re-signs with Red Sox...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 15, 1918



* Early Babe Ruth (pre-fame)

* Boston Red Sox contract signing

* Major league baseball - MLB



This 24 page newspaper has a very small & discrete heading in the sport's section (page 15): "Babe Ruth Signs Contract". See photo for the very brief report on Ruth re-signing with the Boston Red Sox for the 1918 baseball season. Interesting th... See More  

Babe Ruth signs with the Boston Red Sox...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, March 22, 1919 



* Babe Ruth signs final contract with Boston 

* Prelude to the trade with New York Yankees   

* Major league baseball - MLB



The sports page, page 11, has a one column head: "Ruth Signs With Red Sox For Three Years" with the report noting in part: "...signed a three-year's contract with the world&#... See More  

Willie Mays... Future Hall of Famer surpasses Mel Ott...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, May 21, 1966



* Willie Mays' 512th round-tripper breaks tie w/ Mel Ott



The frontpage has an image of Willie Mays with the headline: "WILLIE MAYS A Champion is Born". Page 3 has an image of Mays connecting with his 512th home run and an accompanying article. Nice to have this coverage of the future member of the Baseball Hall of Fame i... See More  

Babe Ruth's last Major League Baseball game...

NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1935 



* Babe Ruth's final farewell

* Last game as a player

* Baker Bowl, Philadelphia

* MLB baseball icon



The sport's section (page 18) has a two column heading: "Phils Crush Braves by 11-6, 9-3" with subheads and box scores. In the first game of this double-header, Babe Ruth struck out in the first inning, then hurt his knee taking him out o... See More  

Baseball prints... Canada... Shohola Glen...

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, May 23, 1885  The front page includes a print of: "Canada - Fighting in the Northwest - A Shell from the Winnipeg Battery Striking a House Occupied by Half-Breeds During Gen. Middleton's Attack Upon Batouche".

Pg. 3 has a very nice full page montage of  7 vignettes of: "New York City--The Baseball Season--Sketches at the P... See More  

Babe Ruth's first home run record breaker...

THE GLOBE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Mass., Sept. 9, 1919 



* Babe Ruth's very 1st home run record

* Boston Red Sox - MLB baseball



Page 8, under "Watching the Score Board" is a brief report which begins with: "Yesterday's hero, Babe Ruth. The Red Sox gardener made a new home record..." (see) A very significant sports report as this first record-breaker for Bab... See More  

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

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  

Rare baseball newspaper from 1886... Fred Lewis - Cincinnati Red Stockings...

OFFICIAL (Baseball) RECORD, New York, July 22, 1886  This is a volume two issue of a very rare & historically important baseball newspaper, the very first daily sports newspaper dedicated entirely to the national game of professional baseball. 

Although the masthead reads: "Official Record" the title at the top of pages 2, 3 & 4 reads: "Official Baseball Record&qu... See More  

Joe DiMaggio retires as a MLB player...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 12, 1951



* Joe DiMaggio retirement

* New York Yankees Clipper

* MLB Major League Baseball



The front page of the sport's section has a four column photo with heading: "A Star Passes but the Reflected Light Often Shines for Generations" Also a six column heading: "Joe Eyes TV Job...Feels Arcs Ruined Him...Mantle His Sub" with another related pho... See More  

Joe Dimaggio's 1st MVP award....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1939 



* Joe DiMaggio wins his 1st MVP award 

* New York Yankees - Yankee Clipper 

* MLB baseball - Best title to have in ?



The sport's section (page 31) has a six column headline: "DiMaggio Voted Most Valuable Player in American League" with subheads that include: "YANKS' OUTFIELDER WINS ON 280 POINTS" "Foxx Ne... See More  

Chicago Cubs opens 1935 World Series...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 2, 1935



* Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers w/ photos

* World Series of baseball opening day



The front page has a terrific banner headline: "PLAY BALL! CLASSIC BEGINS" with subheads. Nice for display. The front page of section 2 (sports) has another banner headline and a few related photos. More related photos are on the back page. Cubs would win the f... See More  

Ted Williams becomes the highest paid Major Leaguer...

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 8, 1950 



* Baseball icon Ted Williams

* Signs with the Boston Red Sox

* Highest paid player at the time



The top of the sports page has nearly a banner headline: "Williams Signs with Red Sox for Record Baseball Pay of $125,000". One column heads include: "Boston Ace To Get Game's Top Salary" "Williams Elated as He Signs for Season Pay o... See More  

One of the best headlines on the "Black Sox" scandal to be had...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 29, 1920 



* Chicago White "Black" Sox - players suspended

* World Series Scandal breaks

* Best publication to be had (extremely rare)



Among the most desired reports in all of baseball history are those covering the infamous "Black Sox" World Series scandal of 1919, in which players of the Chicago White Sox were accused of gambling on th... See More  

Two issue set reporting the same baseball game, one illustrated...

Two issue set: NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 31, 1865 and HARPER'S WEEKLY, November 18, 1865, the first a textual report of a baseball game, and the latter an illustration of that very game.



* 1865 Philadelphia Baseball Game



The back page of the Tribune has: "BASE BALL MATCH" "The Atlantics Versus Athletics" "Success of the Former in the First Game" with the variou... See More  

Quite rare & early account of a baseball game with women players...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 16, 1868 



* Rare & Early Women's baseball

* Bloomer Girls - baseball pioneers

* Elizabeth Cady Stanton reporting



Page 3 under the heading: "The National Game" has a few accounts of "Base Ball Notes" one of which is the earliest newspaper report we have seen of a baseball game with women players.

The report notes: "Mrs. Cady Stant... See More  

Very significant baseball print...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, July 1, 1865  The best & most desired print is the nice half page vertical print captioned: "Grand Match Between the Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia, & the Resolute Club of Brooklyn, N.Y....at the Union Ground, Brooklyn.".

This fine print shows a game in progress, including the full panorama of the field with a cro... See More  

Officers of the National Association of Base Ball Players...

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, July 21, 1866  The full front page has five framed portraits of: "The Officers Of The National Association Of Base Ball Players" with a few baseball embellishments.

There is a related report on the third page: "The Officers Of The National Association Of Base Ball Players."

Inside has two small views of the Delaware Water Gap, plus a f... See More  

Central Park... Early baseball...

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, August 4, 1866  An inside page has a small portrait of: "Adam North, Empire B. B. Club, St. Louis, Missouri", and an article on him as well.

Also included are two full page prints "The Music Stand At Central Park, N.Y." and "The Grand Terrace At Central Park". A full page features an article "Gold Mining on the Gilbert Ri... See More  

Nice baseball print...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 26, 1867 



* Great baseball illustration print

* Union of Morrisania champions



The most significant print in the issue is a nice, nearly half page print captioned: "The Champion Nine of the Union Base-Ball Club of Morrisania, New York" showing nine members of the baseball team in uniform, two members holding bats and another what appears to ... See More