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Much reporting on cricket matches on the front page...
Much reporting on cricket matches on the front page...
Item # 695708
October 17, 1857
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Oct. 17, 1857
* Early pre-Civil War cricket
It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Agriculture, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
Two-thirds of the front page is taken up with: "Cricketer's Chronicle" which reports on four cricket matches, with the "box score" for each. Considerable coverage on this sport and great to have on the front page. There is a bit more on the "Cricketer's Chronicle" on an inside page as well.
Twelve pages, 12 1/4 by 17 3/4 inches, a sporting-themed engraving in the masthead, great condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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