Paperback
1911 · New York
by (WORLD SERIES 1911)
New York: Harry M. Stevens, J.W. Pratt, 1911. The official program from Brush Stadium, front cover in green and yellow with the cameo portrait of owner John T. Brush. Priced at 10 cents. Cover edges have been re-inforced in the past, as have several fore-edges and gutters, all with white tape. Scorecard has been used with pencil notations in inning boxes. This program was at the game!! Missing one page which showed the Giants team and National League commissioners. Several stamps on the rear cover from previous owner, Culver Pictures of New York. Great adverts including Bull Durham smoking tobacco, Spalding, Watchman whiskey. Philadelphia won the Series four games to two over the Giants. There was a six-day rain delay between games three and four. The famed Polo Grounds was renamed Brush Stadium from 1911 until 1919, then reverted to its better-known name. A rare piece of baseball history, priced to reflect flaws as described. See photos.. National League Edition. Color Illustrated Wrappers. Covers Chipped. Quarto 9" x 11".
(Inventory #: 014108)