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Lot 125: Two 1911 "El Score" Cuban Baseball Newspapers with Joe Tinker & Wee Willie Keeler Covers
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El Score from December 11, 1911 with Keeler on the cover. Back cover has scored game between the NY Giants featuring Mathewson and Habana Park. Interior features box score with a very young Cristobal Torriente. Also has box score featuring Habana team with Pete Hill, Bruce Petway, Pop Lloyd, Home Run Johnson and Armando Marsans (what a team!). Also, an "El Score" from September 23, 1911 with Joe Tinker on the cover. Interior features box scores of many Negro League teams who barnstormed through Cuba: Cuban Stars with Mendez, Bustamante, Pedroso, Chacon; Chicago American Giants with Hill, Grant, Monroe and Wickware; Brooklyn Royal Giants etc. Includes box score of Amateur Championship Game between Marianao and Vedado, featuring a young Adolfo Luque. Section dedicated to coverage of Marsans and Almeida in the Majors. Condition of both programs is EX; both have some light toning on the cover.
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