Show your WOODcuts!

[Joe Hunter]

Here are a couple that you don't see every day. Aug 15 1871 Illustrated London News(Boston - great illustration of the underhand pitchers delivery and split grip) and 1869 New York Clipper of the Cincinnati Red Stockings.

[bigfanNY]

The two player woodcut with an early Commy is a half page so nice and large. A powerhouse White Sox team

[Runscott]

They don't do much for me, but that's mainly because there is a limited selection of quality ones and I've seen them all many times. The hand-tinted ones are interesting if done well, and most were tinted near the time of printing.

[aquarius31]

Very nice Joe! Here are a few more.

09/12/57 - Spirit of the Times - Base Ball in America
07/15/76 - Canadian Illustrated News - Tecumseh Baseball Club
10/17/85 – Police Gazette – The Monarchs of the Diamond Field

[bigfanNY]

George

2 woodcut's of Chicago 1885. What a Contrast How they are portrayed, Police Gazette Monarch's of the field and the Harper's Same team but just a bunch of regular guys sprawled out on the ground. The image vs the reality..

J

[barrysloate]

George- as you probably know, that woodcut from the Spirit of the Times is the first baseball one ever to appear in an American newspaper. As such, it is very significant. Nice one!

[aquarius31]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

George- as you probably know, that woodcut from the Spirit of the Times is the first baseball one ever to appear in an American newspaper. As such, it is very significant. Nice one!

Thanks Barry! Yes, there are previous baseball woodcuts but not in a newspaper format...at least to my knowledge.