In the 1850's an orphaned Irish immigrant teenager flees New Bedford, hoping to find safety with a relative in Brooklyn. She meets another stowaway on a cargo ship. He's going to Brooklyn hoping to become involved in a new ball game called Base. Award-winning playwright Kennedy's first novel, considered the first novel with a baseball theme written for adults by a woman. First edition with bumped corners, some discoloration of the gray cloth, and tears to the jacket which is now in Mylar. Crown Publishers. NY. 1950. Hb, Dj. USED. $15.00