Stamford, Connecticut: (The International Softball Publishing Corporation), 1938.
Price: $350.00
Softcover. Volume 1, number 1. Quarto. Wrappers. A duplicate sold by the LOC in the 1970s with a faint Library of Congress stamp, slight soiling on the front wrap, near fine. Likely the only issue of this periodical that was issued. Contents include Lowell Thomas's article "Confessions of a Softball Manager," recounting his experiences managing the semi-celebrity softball team, the "Nine Old Men"; an article on softball in the South; an article on softball pitching by John "Cannonball" Baker; and others. Nice cover painting by Sam Brown. Rare. *OCLC* locates no copies.
Item #88477