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1883 JOHN WARD GAME USED BAT
A VINTAGE BAT USED BY HALL OF FAMER JOHN MONTGOMERY WARD IN A GAME IN 1883 AGAINST BOSTON. WARD HIT A GAME WINNING HOMERUN IN THE GAME. THE BAT MEASURES 1 X 2¼ INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 39¾ INCHES LONG. IT IS MADE OF ROSEWOOD AND MANUFACTURED BY S.D. KEHOE OF 103 ELM STREET, NEW YORK ( INSCRIBED ON THE BARREL). KEHOE WAS AN INDIAN CLUB AND BAT MAKER. THE BAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE CONSINGORS GREAT GRANDFATHER BY WARD FOLLOWING THE GAME AND HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR 110 YEARS. THE LOT IS OFFERED WITH A LETTER FROM THE CONSIGNORS GRANDMOTHER HIS FATHER STATING THAT THE BAT HAD BEEN GIVEN TO HER FATHER BY WARD AND HAD BEEN ONE OF HIS PRIZED POSSESSIONS. ALSO, INCLUDED IS THE NEWSPAPER BOX SCORE OF THE GAME.
A VINTAGE BAT USED BY HALL OF FAMER JOHN MONTGOMERY WARD IN A GAME IN 1883 AGAINST BOSTON. WARD HIT A GAME WINNING HOMERUN IN THE GAME. THE BAT MEASURES 1 X 2¼ INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 39¾ INCHES LONG. IT IS MADE OF ROSEWOOD AND MANUFACTURED BY S.D. KEHOE OF 103 ELM STREET, NEW YORK ( INSCRIBED ON THE BARREL). KEHOE WAS AN INDIAN CLUB AND BAT MAKER. THE BAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE CONSINGORS GREAT GRANDFATHER BY WARD FOLLOWING THE GAME AND HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR 110 YEARS. THE LOT IS OFFERED WITH A LETTER FROM THE CONSIGNORS GRANDMOTHER HIS FATHER STATING THAT THE BAT HAD BEEN GIVEN TO HER FATHER BY WARD AND HAD BEEN ONE OF HIS PRIZED POSSESSIONS. ALSO, INCLUDED IS THE NEWSPAPER BOX SCORE OF THE GAME.