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Item # 675191
November 29, 1856
PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Nov. 29, 1856
* Very early pre-Civil War baseball
A rather famous sporting newspaper, with a sporting-themed masthead, calling itself: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". This is a volume one issue.
Inside under "Base Ball" are the scores of four baseball matches. There is also a report stating that The Waverly Club was organized: "...last week, and played their maiden game on Thanksgiving Day, at that pleasant little village in the rear of Hoboken, from when the Club takes its patronimic...".
Sixteen pages, 11 by 16 inches, damp stain to an upper corner, good condition.
* Very early pre-Civil War baseball
A rather famous sporting newspaper, with a sporting-themed masthead, calling itself: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". This is a volume one issue.
Inside under "Base Ball" are the scores of four baseball matches. There is also a report stating that The Waverly Club was organized: "...last week, and played their maiden game on Thanksgiving Day, at that pleasant little village in the rear of Hoboken, from when the Club takes its patronimic...".
Sixteen pages, 11 by 16 inches, damp stain to an upper corner, good condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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