Baseball Tournament

Title: Baseball Tournament
Description: The Philadelphia Athletics Baseball Club played the Washington Nationals Baseball Club on the Ellipse, just south of the White House, in a special game on August 28, 1865. Thousands of locals, including President Andrew Johnson and his family, paid the $1 fee to sit in the newly constructed stands and watch the game. The Nationals were defeated 85-12.
Date: 08/29/1865
Source: Daily National Republican, Second Edition.
Coverage: 1860-1889
Theme: work & play