Base ball in Philadelphia
Subtitle: a history of the early game, 1831-1900
By: John Shiffert.
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Inc.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780786427956
Description: "Starts with the first baseball club in America, the Olympic Town Ball Club, and concludes with the final year of the National League's monopoly. Also: the early Philadelphia club teams; Philadelphia's part in the National Association of Base Ball Players; and the golden days of the national champion Philadelphia Athletic Club from 1860 through the National Association years"--Provided by publisher.