Centenary of Baseball 1839-1939

CENTENARY BABALLASHINGTO 1939 1839 THE GREAT AMERICAN GAME HAD ITS ORIGIN IN COOP- ERSTOWN, N.Y. IN 1839-THE INVENTION OF ABNER DOUBLEDAY WHO WAS, IN LATER YEARS, A GENERAL IN THE UNION FORCES IN THE CIVIL WAR. THE NAME "BASEBALL" WAS FIRST USED IN 1845 BY THE KNICKERBOCKER CLUB OF NEW YORK UNDER WHOSE AUSPICES THE FIRST OFFICIAL RULES WERE FRAMED AND THE FIRST TEAM ORGANIZED TO PRO MOTE THE POPULARITY OF THE GAME. GSTEPHEN ANDERSON JUN 13 9 AM 1939 D. C. 1839 1939 - CENTENNIAL OF BASEBALL TE 18300 1939 -1 CENTENNIAL OF BASEBALL 44 CHRIS L. METOUSSI, General P.O.Box 383, NEW-YORK. N.Y. 1839 1939 - CENTENNIAL OF BASEBALL 1839 1939 - CENTENNIAL OF BASEBALL 44 CENTS UNITED STATES POSTAGE