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Lot 538
Description:
A New Orleans Coin Silver Baseball Trophy Goblet, unmarked, presentation inscription engraved in cartouche "La State/Fair Association/Baton Rouge./to the/Champion Base/Ball Club/1867" and reverse cartouche "Won by the/Southern/Base Ball Club/of/New Orleans", engine-turned decoration with beaded and guilloche borders, height 6 3/4 in., weight 7.40 troy ozs Note: Thought to be "the oldest relic of Baton Rouge baseball", this trophy commemorates the 1867 defeat of the Baton Rouge Redsticks by the New Orleans Southerns, 109 to 9. Reference: Bielawa, Michael and Janice. Baseball in Baton Rouge. pp. 11-12, illustrated p. 12.
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November 23, 2013 10:00 AM CST
New Orleans, LA, US
Neal Auction Company
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