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.
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- Early baseball
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NEW YORK HERALD, July 24, 1876
- Early baseball games w/ box scores
Page 10 has three-quarters of a column taken up with baseball reports, & nice that it is
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