Great baseball reporting... Chess...
Item # 696367
May 07, 1870
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, May 7, 1870 It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, and the Stage".
Close to half of page 4 is taken up with: "The Base Ball Field" which includes text and box scores for 3 games, but also includes a list of: "The Professional Club Nines....a list of the professional players of the prominent clubs:" Also other baseball-related articles beyond the games.
Another page has: "Our Chess Department" which includes an illustration.
Sixteen pages, 11 by 15 1/4 inches, very nice condition.
Close to half of page 4 is taken up with: "The Base Ball Field" which includes text and box scores for 3 games, but also includes a list of: "The Professional Club Nines....a list of the professional players of the prominent clubs:" Also other baseball-related articles beyond the games.
Another page has: "Our Chess Department" which includes an illustration.
Sixteen pages, 11 by 15 1/4 inches, very nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War












