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Much on baseball... The upcoming Sayers-Heenan boxing match...
Much on baseball... The upcoming Sayers-Heenan boxing match...
Item # 696353
November 05, 1859
WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Nov. 5, 1859
* Very early baseball game
* Pre American Civil War era
It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage".
Inside has reports headed: "Base Ball" with text and box scores for six games. Also a report under: "Fistiana" on: "The Championship of the World--Heenan vs. Tom Sayers" which would happen on April 17, 1860 in England.
Much on cricket as well, including: "Conclusion of the International Cricket Match".
Sixteen pages, 11 by 15 1/4 inches, a sporting-themed engraving in the masthead, great condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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