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The Empire Baseball Club... one of the earliest in New York...
Baseball in 1855...
The Empire Baseball Club... one of the earliest in New York...
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April 26, 1855
THE NEW-YORK TIMES, April 26, 1855
* Early baseball - only the 2nd club from New York
* Description of uniforms
Page 8 has a nice report about the debut of the Empire Baseball Club, one of the earliest New York baseball clubs.The report begins by stating that the club "...played their first regular season game at McCarthy's ground in Hoboken, yesterday afternoon. The report also says that the club consisted of ...thirty young men, mostly clerks in the lower part of the city... and that ...the club was organized last year...at the close of the season..." Of particular interest is the description of the clubs uniforms: "Their uniform consists of a white cap and jacket, trimmed with crimson, drab pants, buckskin shoes, and black glazed belt, with the letters E. B. C. painted on the front." The report closes by mentioning that the club meets for exercise on Wednesday and Saturday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. A great item about one of baseball's earliest and most famous clubs.
Other news of the day throughout. A bit irregular at the spine, otherwise in very good condition. 8 pages.
The Empire Baseball Club was established in October, 1854, to become the only the 2nd professional baseball team to be established in New York. For more, see: http://www.19cbaseball.com/champions.html
* Early baseball - only the 2nd club from New York
* Description of uniforms
Page 8 has a nice report about the debut of the Empire Baseball Club, one of the earliest New York baseball clubs.The report begins by stating that the club "...played their first regular season game at McCarthy's ground in Hoboken, yesterday afternoon. The report also says that the club consisted of ...thirty young men, mostly clerks in the lower part of the city... and that ...the club was organized last year...at the close of the season..." Of particular interest is the description of the clubs uniforms: "Their uniform consists of a white cap and jacket, trimmed with crimson, drab pants, buckskin shoes, and black glazed belt, with the letters E. B. C. painted on the front." The report closes by mentioning that the club meets for exercise on Wednesday and Saturday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. A great item about one of baseball's earliest and most famous clubs.
Other news of the day throughout. A bit irregular at the spine, otherwise in very good condition. 8 pages.
The Empire Baseball Club was established in October, 1854, to become the only the 2nd professional baseball team to be established in New York. For more, see: http://www.19cbaseball.com/champions.html
Category: Pre-Civil War
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