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Pre-Civil War baseball... How to settle the Heenan/Sayers draw...



Item # 675287

June 09, 1860

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, June 9, 1860  Basically a sports-themed newspaper. Page 6 has over a full column headed: "Base Ball" which has reports of five games, with the crude box scores. Also: "Base Ball In Albany--Champion Club"
Another page has: "The Championship - Sayers and Heenan--the Question Settled" which deals with how to settle the issue of their historic match, which was ultimately a draw. One possible solution was that: "...the old belt should be cut in half...".
Sixteen pages, wear at the margins, some foxing.

Item from our most recent catalog - #365 - released for April, 2026

Category: Pre-Civil War