Possibly the oldest known baseball tickets discovered

[smokelessjoe]

GGterps & Scott Garner,

I have devled a little into the Winslow ticket, I have not found much yet. I do think the White Stockings may have been Located in Illinois. If you look at the names on the ticket (Stewart, McManigal, & Shippy) you will notice town names are listed to the right of each name. (Winslow, Lena, & McConnells Grove) These towns are all located in Illinois, Lena & McConnells are very close to Winslow, Illinois.

All are very close to the border of Wisconsin, so the Team still could have been located there? My guess is Illinois??

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by smokelessjoe

GGterps & Scott Garner,

I have devled a little into the Winslow ticket, I have not found much yet. I do think the White Stockings may have been Located in Illinois. If you look at the names on the ticket (Stewart, McManigal, & Shippy) you will notice town names are listed to the right of each name. (Winslow, Lena, & McConnells Grove) These towns are all located in Illinois, Lena & McConnells are very close to Winslow, Illinois.

All are very close to the border of Wisconsin, so the Team still could have been located there? My guess is Illinois??

Hmmm... interesting Shawn! I think you may actually be right. In my search I did not come across a Winslow, IL. Good detective work!

BTW, if you look earlier in this thread, I own a White Stockings (IL) pass from a similar time frame in my own collection. It's the green colored pass (ticket). If memory serves me, the Chicago White Stockings were a precurser to the eventual NL Chicago Cubs.

[smokelessjoe]

Hey Scott,

What is the last line on the back of your Green White Stockings card?

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by smokelessjoe

Hey Scott,

What is the last line on the back of your Green White Stockings card?

It says:
"Grand Game against odds between the Junior White Stockings and Resolutes."

[HTBB]

Hopefully this item is in the spirit of the thread (I am still trying to dig out some tickets I have). It is an Annual Message for a club dated 1866. Because it is very fragile, this is the first time I have attempted to copy/scan it, even though I have had it for a number of years. It is held together by a delicate thread and measures 3.5" x 5.25".

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[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by HTBB

Hopefully this item is in the spirit of the thread (I am still trying to dig out some tickets I have). It is an Annual Message for a club dated 1866. Because it is very fragile, this is the first time I have attempted to copy/scan it, even though I have had it for a number of years. It is held together by a delicate thread and measures 3.5" x 5.25".

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HTBB,
Cool read!! Thanks for posting this...
We look forward to seeing your older base ball tickets when you can dig them out.

[jpop43]

Not nearly as old as the tix or some of the other epherma posted in this thread, but in keeping with the pieces from the previous page, here is a program we have from 1875. The bottom is completley intact but got cut off in the image...it originates from Ohio. The interior lists a number of games and events to include the "Base Ball Throw".
www.dugouttreasures.com