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Very early mention of the game of baseball...
Very early mention of the game of baseball...
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December 19, 1854
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 19, 1854
* Earliest mention of baseball to be had ?
Page 6 has an article headed: "Base-Ball". This is a very early baseball report, and it should be noted that the 'Times' of this date carries the very first mention of the word 'baseball' in its issue, a report very similar to this Tribune article. It begins: "It may be interesting to some...that there are now in this city three regularly organized clubs who meet twice in each week for about eight months...for exercise in the good, old-fashioned American game of base-ball..." with further details (see photos). Very nice that it refers to baseball as the "...old-fashioned American game..." (see photos).
Eight pages, never-trimmed margins, very nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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