1899 was the first year of professional basketball, and this extremely rare and historically vital ticket/scorecard is classic in its simplicity. The Clover Wheelmen were members of the six-team National Basket Ball League that inaugural season. There are pencil marks in the scoring grid, while the opposite side is comprised of an ad for a men's clothing store. This may have come from an exhibition game since there was no team known as "State" in the league that winter. PSA slabbed.