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1913 Leslie's
Base-Ball Game |
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1913
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MANUFACTURER
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Perfection Novelty
and Advertising Co.
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SIZE
- 11" x
14" (box)
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GAME PIECES -
"Base Ball
Diamond"
(board11"x14")
Scorecard (7"x13")
Deck of cards (84)
Players (7- wooden
pegs)
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PRICE GUIDE
- $200.00 - $450.00
Good
- Very Good+ Condition
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Copyrighted
in 1909
the Perfection Novelty and Advertising
Co. manufactured and distributed Leslie's Baseball
Game in 1913. The game, as printed on the cover
sheet had a retail Price of $1.00.
Leslie's Perfection card game was also
made available through a mail order,
"Postage paid by Parcel Post," from the
company located at 607 Columbia BLDG,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Leslie's Base Ball Game consists of a large 11x14, "Base Ball Diamond."
This is the playing board to the game
that resides at the bottom of the box.
Game pieces includes "Baseball players
and umpires" that are represented by
wooden pawn like markers, a fifty-six
page score book and 84 playing cards.
The most complete game to have surfaced
in the market has 7 markers. The cards
are neatly housed in a dark green case.
There are at least two editions of this
game, one having a maroon colored case,
and 85 cards.
The top of the instruction sheet reads: "We want every fan to see the
Leslie Base Ball Card Game Played." To
play the game you first fill out the
line ups in the scorecard, and after
shuffling your cards the Umpire shouts
"Play Ball." The person keeping score
calls the man's name who is at bat. The
person shuffling the cards the turns
over a card. Whatever reading matter
shows on the card turned over applies
to the latter, or men on bases, and
tells how they got on bases, or how
they are put out. After each three
innings the cards are well shuffled.
The game is played with the use of the
diamond at the bottom of the box using
the wooden pegs to represent the men on
bases, advancing or taking them off as
the cars may specify.
The game has a copyright of 1909, but as stated at the bottom of the
instruction sheet It was "placed before
the public for the first time in 1913."
The instruction sheet suggest that the
delay in distributing the game was that
the "game took Mr. Leslie, the
inventor, some years to perfect, and he
played over 10,000 games before he was
satisfied that he had it mathematically
and scientifically correct."
It is noted that the great future Hall of Fame pitcher Christie Mathewson
played the game with Mr. Leslie, and
said "It was the most wonderful and
interesting ball game before the
public." Ty Cobb also gives his
endorsement by stating; "Mr. Leslie,
you have a fortune in this game. I
never played a game that was as
scientific and mathematically correct,
and where 9 innings could be played in
10 to 12 minutes, bringing out every
feature of the game."
The game also notes: "An interesting way to play the the Leslie Base Ball
Game is to form a league of eight
persons, each person to represent a
club and pay the season through
according to schedule......It keeps
your boys from the street, young men
from saloons and gambling dens." It is
also mentioned "If you don't buy from
us YOU LOSE. If We don't sell you WE
LOSE."
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Leslie's Base-Ball Game |
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1909 Leslie Baseball
Game box lid &
Scorecard |
1909 Leslie's Base Ball
Game "Base Ball Diamond" |
1909 Leslie's Baseball
Game Instructions |
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1909 Leslie's Baseball
Game Scorecard |
Leslie's Base-Ball Game
cover sheet |
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Leslie's Perfection Base
Ball
Game Cards |
Leslie's Base Ball Game
Card Box |
Leslie's Perfection
Baseball Game Cards |
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