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Eagle Eyes Height and Weight
| Salience | Peripheral |
|---|---|
| Tags | Ball in the Culture, Newspaper CoverageBall in the Culture, Newspaper Coverage |
| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | Brooklyn, NY, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| Text | "The following table will give the champion nine, their age and weight... Name Age Weight Pearce,c 28 145 pounds Pratt, p 21 140 " Start, 1st b 23 160 " Crane, 2d b 20 180 " C. J. Smith, 3d b 29 150 " Galvin, ss 23 160 " Chapman, l f 22 155 " P. O'Brien, c f 39 150 " Sid. Smith, r f 23 135 " |
| Sources | Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Aug. 24, 1865 |
| Warning | |
| Comment | First appearance of players' physical information, a staple of newspaper articles for many years. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| External Number | |
| Submitted by | Bob Tholkes |
| Submission Note | 8/30/2014 |
| Has Supplemental Text |
1865.20 Eagle Eyes Height and Weight"
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