Baseball Extra: A Newspaper History of the Glorious Game from Its Beginnings to the PresentAn incredible collection of rare newspaper chart baseball's history from its beginnings in the mid 1800's to the 1999 World Series. Nowhere else could such a collection of diverse papers from all over the county be seen, including the Ball Player's Chronicle, the first publication devoted exclusively to baseball. This volume leaves no base unturned as it includes coverage of the formation and development of the Negro and Women's leagues, Willie Mays'