1919 World Series Ticket Stub - Game 1

This rare and highly desirable ticket stub (lower grand-stand seat) from Game 1 of the infamous 1919 World Series between the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds, held at Redland Field in Cincinnati, is all the more notable for its significant provenance. Both this ticket stub and the 1919 World Series ticket stub from Game 2 offered in the next lot, originate from a collection of newly discovered 1919 "Black Sox" material once belonging to a member of the Woodland Bards. (For further information on the Bards and the story behind all of this material, please see the preceding lot.) Its exceptional provenance notwithstanding, this ticket is steeped in historical significance. It was in Game 1 that the Chicago White Soxin Nuwara Eliya. Some of the biggest tea factories are located here. Nuwara Eliya, was the destination for the British colonialists to spend their summer and practice their hobbies such as hunting, polo, golf and cricket. The British influences are quite visible in the architecture which is why Nuwara Eliya is also called “Little England”.

Today the majority of the population is Sinhalese followed by Indian Tamils and Sri Lankan Tamils.

What to do and see in Nuwara Eliya

Take a walk in downtown

You probably will arrive late afternoon (~3:30 pm) if you catch the train from Kandy. After you check in, take time to walk around downtown. Go to the main square. Visit the old Post Office. Walk around the former summer residences of the British colonialists, such as Grand