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Rare Sporting Life Scorecard for an 1893 Yale-Harvard Game at the Polo Grounds.
Lot 18. Rare Sporting Life Scorecard for an 1893 Yale-Harvard Game at the Polo Grounds. The color covers of this magnificent scorecard, which carries an 1889 copyright, present images representing baseball, riding, track, bicycling, hunting and fishing. Inside, it has the pre-printed lineups for the two schools and is neatly scored in pencil for a game played July 1, 1893. According to the scoring, Harvard won, 7-4. At least one participant subsequently played in the majors. Yale shortstop William “Yale” Murphy was a utility player for the New York Giants 1894-95 and in 1897. The scorecard is folded slightly off center and has a few light creases and a small chip in the lower right corner. You’ll do a lot of searching to find a finer example of a 19th century scorecard!
Winning Bid $220.
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