Pre-Civil War baseball... How to settle the Heenan/Sayers draw...
Item # 675287
June 09, 1860
WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, June 9, 1860 Basically a sports-themed newspaper. Page 6 has over a full column headed: "Base Ball" which has reports of five games, with the crude box scores. Also: "Base Ball In Albany--Champion Club"
Another page has: "The Championship - Sayers and Heenan--the Question Settled" which deals with how to settle the issue of their historic match, which was ultimately a draw. One possible solution was that: "...the old belt should be cut in half...".
Sixteen pages, wear at the margins, some foxing.
Another page has: "The Championship - Sayers and Heenan--the Question Settled" which deals with how to settle the issue of their historic match, which was ultimately a draw. One possible solution was that: "...the old belt should be cut in half...".
Sixteen pages, wear at the margins, some foxing.
Item from our most recent catalog - #365 - released for April, 2026
Category: Pre-Civil War
