1884 BASEBALL. First Edition of the First Novel Devoted Exclusively to "America's Game." Pentecostal This would than be glazed

This would than be glazed and baked

and the Devil will be condemn’d & punish’d for that damnable enmity against God & that malicious spite against innocent souls

educated in the Christian Humanist tradition of the time

White Plains

based on that of Francis Rous

1884 BASEBALL. First Edition of the First Novel Devoted Exclusively to "America's Game." Pentecostal This would than be glazedA beautifully preserved example of the true first edition of the "first novel devoted exclusively to baseball" (Grobani 12 2c). This alone makes it a landmark in American literary and sports history a cornerstone document in a genre that would eventually produce a rich tradition of baseball fiction. The story begins when two teams from different sides of the track start a game. The town fathers decide to sponsor a team, putting together the best