On the upcoming "match of the century"... Early baseball...
Item # 696350
November 26, 1859
WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Nov. 26, 1859 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
Inside has: "Fistiana - The Championship of the World--Heenan vs. Sayers".
This article was in anticipation of what is considered the first world title international boxing match held on April 17, 1860 between Tom Sayers & John Heenan, lasting 37 rounds and 2 hours 27 minutes, in a bare-knuckle match at Farnborough, England. It was called a draw. Heenan was later acclaimed as the "World Boxing Champion."
Another page has much on: "Base Ball" with text and box scores for four games. Also reports on cricket.
Sixteen pages, 11 by 15 1/4 inches, a sporting-themed engraving in the masthead, some evidence of disbinding at the blank spine, great condition.
Inside has: "Fistiana - The Championship of the World--Heenan vs. Sayers".
This article was in anticipation of what is considered the first world title international boxing match held on April 17, 1860 between Tom Sayers & John Heenan, lasting 37 rounds and 2 hours 27 minutes, in a bare-knuckle match at Farnborough, England. It was called a draw. Heenan was later acclaimed as the "World Boxing Champion."
Another page has much on: "Base Ball" with text and box scores for four games. Also reports on cricket.
Sixteen pages, 11 by 15 1/4 inches, a sporting-themed engraving in the masthead, some evidence of disbinding at the blank spine, great condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
