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Baseball reports from before the Civil War...
Baseball reports from before the Civil War...
Item # 675280
October 03, 1857
PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Oct. 3, 1857
* 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".
Page 5 has nearly a full column taken up with: "Base Ball" which has detailed reports of various baseball games including the early version of the box score of the games. Page 13 has more baseball reports.
The front page features a print of the race horse: "Nicholas I".
A wealth of other sporting reports under headings of "Aquatics" "Fin, Fur, and Feather" "The English Turf" "The Ring In America" and more.
Sixteen pages, a bit of light damp staining, a few small margin tears, good condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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