Illustrated 1887 Season in Baseball Original Newspaper

1887 Season

Periodical

Early Baseball Newspaper. New York Sun, December 18,1887. 1-2/3 column article with action packed engravings of ballplayers in highlights of the season. Stacked headlines coinciding with each engraving: " Noted On The Ball Field / Several Curious Episodes Of Last Season's Play / A Quick Piece Of Work - Poor Thompson - / Fooling The Base Runners / The Only Death On The Field / A Hard Catch. Article goes on to give details of each of these headlines. Fascinating look at the early reporting of the game. Very fine condition.

Item #6950

Price: $240.00