In this eBay offering Adonis Terry's Brooklyn is taking on Washington on May 5th, 1884 at Brooklyn's Washington Park. The Brooklyn Eagle sports reporter, possibly the "Father of Baseball" Henry Chadwick, was taken back by the "presence of so many ladies in the grandstand." In the first inning Brooklyn struck for 2 runs as the reporter noted, "Terry terrified the Washington outfielders with a long ball to their district," driving in the second run of the inning. Brooklyn was never in trouble in this game and won easily 11-3. The scorecard shows that Terry was a not scheduled to start in centerfield but was a fill in as his name is scratched in. The asking price was $599 for this card.
