1911 Philadelphia Sports Page - Connie Mack's World Champion A's Lose Opener

Description

Available is a sports page that came from an April 13, 1911 edition of a Philadelphia North American newspaper. The page features a banner headline announcing that Connie Mack's World Champion Philadelphia Athletics lost the baseball season opener to the New York highlanders. The page contains great historical baseball stories and box scores including an article with box score covering the second time in his presidency that President William Howard Taft has thrown out the first pitch at a Washington Nationals home opener in Washington D. C. There is also a feature by a sports writer named Kauffman whose "Short Paragraphs on the Athletics Opening Defeat" provides unique insight and observations from the game. The page measures 16" x 23".
Condition
This newspaper page is in good condition. However, the page should be treated as delicate and handled with care upon receipt. This newspaper page originally came from a bound library volume and exhibits typical chipping and paper loss on the edges.
Domestic Shipping
The page will be placed in a clear plastic sleeve and gently rolled and inserted into a sturdy cardboard tube. Single newspaper pages can be shipped via First Class Mail. Please specify if expedited Priority Mail is desired. I will combine shipping but additional newspaper pages will require Priority Mail shipping due to weight.
International Shipping
I can ship single pages using First Class International Postage. Any additional pages will require Priority Mail International shipping.
Ebay Store
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