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June 30, 1894 issue of the “New York Five Cent Library” with shortstop Yale Murphy on the cover. The weekly magazine was published by Street and Smith. Murphy was the shortstop of the Giants for three years, starting in 1894 and was referred to on this issue as “the great short-stop”. He would die in 1906 at the age of 36. The “New York Five Library was A weekly series of adventure stories featuring the heroics of Dead Shot Dave, Jack and Jerry, Telegraph Tom, and Pawnee Bill. The periodical is complete with all 16 pages in excellent condition for this thin and fragile newspaper stock. Seldom seen 19th century issue!