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ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 5, 1883 

* Boxer John L. Sullivan plays baseball

Page 2 has much on: "Sporting" including: "Sullivan Attracts 5,000 People at the Baseball Park" with details of a baseball game involving famed boxer John L. Sullivan.
Also: "Report of the Base Ball Arbitration Committee", the meeting in New York, as well as: "The National Agreement of Professional Base Ball Associations".
Ten pages, very nice condition.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 14, 1882  The full ftpg. is a political print by Thomas Nast: "The New Angelic Flying Machine". Inside has a fullpg. print showing: "The Rival Teams--Mr. Work's 'Dick Swiveller' and 'Edward' and Mr. Vanderbilt's 'Earlyl Rose' and 'Aldine' " showing two in a buggy race. Two prints of: "The City of William Penn"; a nice fullpg. of: "The Pastor's Visit" showing a minister visiting an African-American family. Another fullpg. shows: "A Fox Hunt on the Newport…

OFFICIAL (Baseball) RECORD, New York, July 9, 1886 

* Very rare baseball periodical

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". This issue has a terrific baseball-themed masthead, featuring two crossed bats (barrel handles with 3…

THE NEW YORK HERALD, January 23, 1857 

* Birth of organized baseball
* First convention of clubs

The back page has a report which could be considered the birth of organized baseball. And printed the day after the event happened.
The second column has an article headed: "Our National Sports" with subheads: "The Game of Base Ball--Convention of the Various Clubs Of the City and Vicinity--The Laws to Be Codified--Central Park Commissioners & the Base Ball Clubs".
Over half of the column…

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, March 23, 1889  

* Great baseball prints - illustrations

Note: this is just a portion of the issue, 8 pages but including the mentioned centerfold.
This terrific double page centerfold is captioned: "The American Baseball Players at Kennington Oval--Visit of the Prince of Wales". It includes some 19 scenes of various "plays" in baseball, and also has round portraits of the 18 baseball players involved. Among the two notables are Cap Anson and…

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 13, 1921 

* Lou Gehrig plays professional baseball as a 17-year-old...
* Four years before his New York Yankee debut 
* Played under the name "Lou Lewis" for Hartford Senators

 The sports page (page 2) has a very intriguing report on the early career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig. See the paragraph below from Wikipedia on how he used an assumed name to (illegally) play early baseball:
"...He then studied engineering at Columbia…

PORTERS SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Dec. 27, 1856

* Earliest of baseball diagrams
* Pre-American Civil War era

This issue of this once popular sporting journal features one of the earliest baseball illustrations to appear in a periodical.
This simple illustration, which is actually a 3 by 3 inch diagram, shows the position of the players, and is part of an article: "Base Ball" "How They Play The Game In New England".
The diagram shows a layout that is more square than the current…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 6, 1885

* Chicago White Stockings w/ Cap Anson

Certainly the most notable print in this issue is the page 5 half page print captioned: "Illinois--The Chicago Baseball Club" showing the entire team in uniform, with a nice article on them on another page.
This is a very nice print, and increasingly rare to find such early baseball images in the illustrated newspapers.
Other prints include a front page showing the parade of 60,000 Sunday school…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 22, 1885 

* Illustrator Thure de Thulstrup
* Great baseball action engraving 

Many nice prints in this issue, but certainly the prime piece is the terrific full page baseball print by T. deThulstrup captioned: "The Winning Run--How Is It, Umpire?" being a dramatic print of a runner sliding into home plate showing the catcher, umpire and several players in the field.
This is one of the best baseball prints to be had from Harper's, accompanied with a…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 27, 1878 

* "Blackville" baseball scene
* Famous Thomas Nast print

Perhaps the most notable print is the very nice full page illustration: "Baseball at Blackville -- The 'White Stockings' Against the 'Black Legs' -- First Blood for the 'Black Legs.' " being a cartoonish illustration showing African-Americans playing baseball.
A wealth of other, unrelated prints as can be seen in our web listing 174264.
Complete in 16 pages, very nice condition.

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ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 24, 1884  

* 19th century African American baseball players

Page 8 has a rather detailed report headed: "Why Two Colored Nines Failed to Finish" which is a report on this baseball game between the Newark  Base Ball Club, and the Alpine Base Ball Club.
The report begins: "The high fence and sloping banks of Washington Park, Brooklyn, enclosed eighteen very happy colored men yesterday..." with much more on the game.
We very rarely find 19th century reports…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 25, 1940

* New York City Polo Grounds 1st night baseball game
* MLB baseball - New York Giants

This 32 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 12: "20,000 See Night Baseball Inaugural at Polo Grounds as Giants Meet Bees" with subheads that include: "Field is Brilliantly Lit for New Yorkers' Initial Night Game in National League" and more with related photo. Great to have in this famous NYC title.

Other news of the day. Light browning with minor…

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 24, 1909

* MLB night baseball to begin in 1909 ?

The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "NIGHT BASEBALL IS NO A POSSIBILITY" with subheads and two related photos. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 8 pages, small library stamps within the masthead, some small binding holes along the spine, small tape mend within…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 17, 1885  

* Chicago White Stockings - Sox

An issue with many nice prints, but perhaps the most sought after would be the nearly half page print of: "The Chicago Base-Ball Club" showing all team members, with their names in the caption, in full baseball uniform. Hall of Famer Cap Anson is among those shown. There is a related article on a following page.
Other nice prints include a full front page: "The Late Cardinal McCloskey"; "A Sail-Loft Down in Maine"…

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept.  29, 1865  

* Brooklyn Eckfords vs. New York Mutuals
* First documented fixed baseball game 

The back page under "Out-Door Sports" "The National Game" has the summary and box score of a game between the Mutual and Eckford clubs, won by the Eckfords, 23-11. The summary mentions in part: "...Some of the fly tips taken by Mills surpassed, anything we ever saw in that line of business, while their pitching came nearer to the Creighton mark in accuracy of delivery than any we…

NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, from New York, dated July 31, 1865

* Post civil war baseball
* Early Coney Island
* Commencement at Franklin & Marshall College

The front page has: "The College Regatta" "Yale Wins again on Saturday in the City Races" "Accounts of the other Races & the Baseball Match" Concludes on the back page with a summary & box score of baseball match between Harvard & the Charter Oak (Yale) clubs.
On the back page under "The Field" is a summary & box score of a baseball match…

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, May 4, 1936

* Joe DiMaggio MLB debut
* New York Yankees
* Major league baseball MLB

This 18 page newspaper has a one column heading in the sport's section (page 9): "DI MAGGIO PROMOTED FROM ROOKIE CLASS" with box scores (see photos). Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Minor margin wear, otherwise good condition.

source: wikipedia: Joseph Paul DiMaggio, born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, Jr. (November 25, 1914 – March 8,…

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 4, 1865

* Brooklyn Atlantics vs. New York Mutuals
* Post Civil War reconstruction baseball game

 On the back page under "Sporting" is: "Base Ball" "The Grand Match for the Championship--20,000 Spectators Present--The Finest Contest Ever Witnessed--The Atlantics Still the Champions..." with more. 
This has a wonderfully written game summary which takes three-quarters of a column & includes details about the game (terminated by thunderstorm), plus the box score.
…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 31, 1951

* Ty Cobb and the integrity of MLB baseball & other sports
* Testifies to U.S. Congress re. organized crime & gambling

The top of page 19 has a two column heading: "Cobb Warns Congress To Leave Baseball Alone" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.

Background: On July 30, 1951, baseball great Ty Cobb testified before a House Judiciary subcommittee investigating…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York Nov.  25, 1865  

* Brooklyn Atlantics
* Baseball's 1st champions

Over half a page is taken up with portraits of the nine members of the Atlantic Baseball Club of Brooklyn with embellishments titled "'Champion Nine' Of The Atlantic Base-Ball Club Of Brooklyn, L. I., 1865" and an article headed: "The Atlantic Base-Ball Club".
The ball players are wearing uniforms. Some of the players include Start, Pratt, Pearce, and Crane.
Various other post-Civil War prints…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 29, 1934

* Gangster John Dillinger
* On the run in Chicago ?
* Sighted at baseball game ?
* Less than a month of killing 

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Says He Saw Dillinger at Baseball Game Tuesday" with subhead. (see images)  He would be assassinated less than a month later in Chicago.
Complete with all 30 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.

Background: On June 28, 1934, a sensational nationwide…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, Aug. 18, 1866  Inside has a nice one column print of baseball player: "G. A. Flagg, Cambridge B.B. Club, Cambridge, Mass." with a related article headed: "Our Base Ball Illustrations".
The front page has a nice print captioned: "The Town of Heart's Content, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, the Terminus of the Atlantic Cable on the Western Continent". More prints on the Atlantic Cable inside as well.
Sixteen pages, nice condition.

Background: G. A.…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1933

* "One of the greatest games in the history of baseball"
* New York Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals
* Carl Hubbard vs. Tex Carleton

The sport's section (page 7) has a banner headline: "50,000 Watch Giants Go 27 Innings to Sweep Double-Header With Cardinals" with subheads that include: "GIANTS WIN TWICE, 1ST IN 18 INNINGS" and more with box scores. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news,…

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Aug. 15, 1874   Formatted very much like Harper's Weekly with many nice prints, the prime feature of this issue is the very nice full page print titled: "The Americans Playing Baseball at Prince's Ground". The engraving shows the entire field with all defensive players plus a batter and a runner on first base.
On a preceding page is a nice article taking over half a column headed: "The Game Of Baseball" which relates to the engraving of the game played in…

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, April 14, 1914 

* Federal League of Base Ball Clubs 
* Very 1st game under this new league 

In the sport's section (page 10) under "Federal League" is a small heading: "Baltimore 3, Buffalo 2" which was the very 1st "Federal League" baseball game to be played. The game featured the Baltimore Terrapins vs. the Buffalo Blues. See photo for text here.

Other news of the day throughout including sports and various advertisements. Light browning with a…

HARPER'S  WEEKLY, Nov. 3, 1866 Very nice full ftpg. shows a Black man & his grandchild: 'Uncle Tom & His Grandchild'. Nice fullpg. has 2 scenes of: 'View of the City & Harbor of Quebec', one after the great fire. Another halfpg. view of: 'St. Roch, Quebec'. Great fullpg. baseball print: 'The Atlantic Baseball Club of Brooklyn, & the Athletics of Philadelphia' shows 18 players in uniform.  One of the members of this 1866 Athletics was a famous Jewish ball player named Lipman Pike. Some sources…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 25, 1999

* Pete Rose inducted into all-century team
* Bud Selig drops MLB baseball ban for 1 day

The top of the front page has a photo showing Pete Rose at Game 2 of the 1999 World Series. It was here that he was introduced as a member of the all-century team to a roaring crowd. For this to happen, Rose's ban from baseball had to be lifted for this day which Bud Selig granted.
The front page of the sport's section has a banner heading: "Fans Have Turned Rose…

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, October 10, 1958 

* 1958 World Series of baseball 
* New York Yankees vs. Milwaukee Braves 
* Final game - Yankees champions 

This 10 page newspaper has a two column headlines on page 6 concerning the final game of the 1958 World Series in which the New York Yankees became World champions. The headlines reads: "Stengel Reigns As Greatest Baseball Manager"

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. A little margin wear,…

1st All-Star baseball game... Babe Ruth...

CHRONICLE AND NEWS, Allentown, Pennsylvania, July 7, 1933. 

* 1st All-Star Game (historic) 
* Major league baseball MLB 
* Babe Ruth shines 
 
This 22 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 14: "Babe Ruth Proves Himself Still Baseball's Greatest Showman in All-Star Game"

with subhead (see photos). 1st report coverage on the very 1st major league baseball all-star game.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, February 7, 1958  This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 11: "Bosox William Inks Top Player Contract" with a two column photo of Ted William signing what was then the highest paid one year contract in baseball history.
A drop in the bucket compared what players are paid today.
Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.

wikipedia notes: Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams (August 30, 1918–July 5, 2002) also…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 3, 1890  The standard portion of this issue (the first 8 images) has some nice prints which include a full ftpg: "Working A Hotchkiss Gun", a nice full page: "Tarpon Fishing", another fullpg. view of: "La Salle Street, Chicago..." "Clinton Hall, Astor Place, New York. The doublepage centerfold is: "Antony Van Corlear, the Trumpeter". Complete in 16 pages.

The sought-after Supplement (the last four images), which is not included at this price, contains key…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 1, 1964 

* Longest baseball game ever played
* New York Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
* MLB baseball - Shea Stadium

This 24 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 16: "Giants Beat Mets in 23 Innings; Game Lasts 7:23" with subheads that include: "Elapsed Time For Game Is Longest Ever" and more with related photo and box scores. (see)

Tells of the longest MLB baseball game ever played which lasted 7 hours and 23 minutes.

Other…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 25, 1874  Although this issue includes many very nice & displayable prints, by far the most desirable would be the great full page captioned: "International Base-Ball -- The Philadelphia Athletics" which shows individual, full-figure illustrations of the baseball players in uniform, most with a bat or ball in hand. A very displayable item for any baseball collector.
The full ftpg. print is by the famed Frenzeny & Tavernier, captioned: "A Saturday Noon In A…

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, California, June 23, 1939

* Lou Gehrig's baseball career ending
* Infantile Paralysis diagnosis

Page 21 has various baseball reports but the most notables are one with a two column head: "Yanks Plan Day For Lou Gehrig" noting in part: "...after receiving his first treatment for a disease diagnosed as a form of chronicle infantile paralysis, Gehrig was given a bundle of telegrams & letters...and was informed the club would hold a 'Lou Gehrig day' soon. Plans for…

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., July 23, 1926

* Babe Ruth catches baseball from airplane
* New York Yankees - major league baseball

The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "RUTH PERFORMS NEW BALL FEAT" with subhead. (see images) 
Complete with 12 pages, light toning a little wear at the margins, generally good.

Background: The stunt performed by Babe Ruth on July 22, 1926, served as a masterful intersection of professional sports celebrity and military propaganda, highlighting the "Sultan…

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 31, 1909 

* First attempt to fly across the English Channel 
* Early airplane - aviation 
* Baseball 

The front page has two half page photos: "The First Attempt to Fly Across The English Channel." The top photo shows Hubert Latham in flight above the English Channel, & the other Latham taking off from the cliff at Sangatte, France (see).

There is a report inside about Latham's failed attempt to cross the Channel, plus two more photos.

…

Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 19, 1914

* Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct
* Baseball interest
* Automobile interest
* Early aviation

The front page has construction scenes of the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct, with addition images and text on inside pages.  The issue also contains interesting images and articles related to baseball ("Time as a Factor in Baseball"), early aviation ("How Great Britain Trains Her Military Aviators") - which is located on the outer wrapper, and automotive…

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, July 21, 1982

* Shortstop Luke Appling
* Chicago White Sox baseball
* Cracker Jack Old Timers game
* Famous home run at 75 years old

Page 105 has a heading: "A crackerjack all-star game" with subhead and two related photos. Text includes: "They will remember 75-year-old Luke Appling--"Old Aches and Pains"-- leading off the game for the American League with a home run..." (see images)
Complete with 108 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.

Background:In the 1982…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 25, 1874  

* Early baseball team print

Although this issue includes many very nice & displayable prints, by far the most desirable would be the great full page captioned: "International Base-Ball -- The Philadelphia Athletics" which shows individual, full-figure illustrations of the baseball players in uniform, most with a bat or ball in hand. A very displayable item for any baseball collector.
The full ftpg. print is by the famed Frenzeny & Tavernier, captioned:…

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Aug. 15, 1874   Formatted very much like Harper's Weekly with many nice prints, the prime feature of this issue is the very nice full page print titled: "The Americans Playing Baseball at Prince's Ground". The engraving shows the entire field with all defensive players plus a batter and a runner on first base.
On a preceding page is a nice article taking over half a column headed: "The Game Of Baseball" which relates to the engraving of the game played in…

NATIONAL CHRONICLE - Journal of American Sports & Amusements, Boston, Dec. 11, 1869  Great masthead engraving has a sports & theater-themed engraving, a portion showing a baseball game. Page 3 is mostly taken up with "Base Ball" reports including box scores for several games, plus other statistical details of various players (see). Also: "Base Ball Gossip".
Page 5 has a report on the "Red Stockings Mine for 1870" "The Whole Nine Re-Engaged for Next Season" with the text including: "...They…

Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 19, 1914

* Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct
* Baseball interest
* Automobile interest
* Early aviation

The front page has construction scenes of the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct, with addition images and text on inside pages.  The issue also contains interesting images and articles related to baseball ("Time as a Factor in Baseball"), early aviation ("How Great Britain Trains Her Military Aviators"), and automotive interest ("An Automotive…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 12, 1874 

* Famous Winslow Homer print

Although there are many very nice prints within, the most desired is the full page print by Winslow Homer: "Seesaw--Gloucester, Massachusetts".  
Also within is a full page: "The American Baseball Players in England--Match between the Red Stockings and the Athletics..." plus a half page baseball print captioned: "The Maple Leaf Baseball Club of Guelph, Ontario, Canada" showing the players in uniform with bats.
…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 27, 1860

* Baseball games in New York's City Hall Park causing strife
* The Billiard Tournament at Lynch's Billiard Rooms
* Syrian Massacres

The front page has news from Europe telling of Syrian massacres. A backpage report gives details regarding a Billiards Tournament at Lynch's Billiard Rooms at Union Square (with mention of the famous match between James Lynch and Dudley Kavanagh which had occurred two years prior). The same page has an interesting…

THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Phoenix, August 25, 1989 

* Pete Rose is banned from baseball

The front page has a heading that announces: "Banished for Life: Pet's Out" with subhead: "Actions 'Stained' Baseball". Two photos show Commissioner Bart Giamatti and Pete Rose.
Much of page 2 is taken up with more photos of Rose, plus text.
The complete first section only with pages 1-14. Very nice condition.

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Aug. 26, 1865 

* Famous Currier and Ives baseball game print

The top of page 4 has one of the better baseball prints of the era, showing the action at the famous game played at Hoboken on August 3, 1865 between the Atlantics of Brooklyn and the Mutuals of New York.
The print, taking close to one-third of the page, is captioned: "Base Ball Match For The Championship Between The Atlantic Club Of Brooklyn And The Mutual Club of New York, At Hoboken, August…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 16, 1885  The entire ftpg. shows: 'Vesuvius In Eruption'. The prime print would be the full page captioned: "Champion Baseball Players" showing portraits of twelve players from various baseball teams, including James O'Rourke, John Ward, Joseph Hornung, William Ewing, and others.
Among other prints in the issue are a fullpg. of: "The Riel Rebellion..." "The Twelfth Regiment Armory" "The President At Gettysburg" "A Stock Farm of Thorough-Breds in Kentucky" and…