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|Headline=Early Season Game Goes to Knicks, 27-14; Wadsworth Chided | |Headline=Early Season Game Goes to Knicks, 27-14; Wadsworth Chided | ||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
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|State=NY | |||
|City=NYC | |||
|Game=Base Ball | |Game=Base Ball | ||
|Text=<p>In what appears to be only the second game of the 1855 season [<a href="images/3/35/GT.NYC.pdf">http://protoball.org/images/3/35/GT.NYC.pdf</a> ], "a grand match of this national game" took place on 6/5/1855 at Elysian Fields, pitting the Knicks against the Eagles. A | |Age of Players=Adult | ||
|Text=<p>In what appears to be only the second game of the 1855 season [<a href="images/3/35/GT.NYC.pdf">http://protoball.org/images/3/35/GT.NYC.pdf</a> ], "a grand match of this national game" took place on 6/5/1855 at Elysian Fields, pitting the Knicks against the Eagles. A nine run 4th inning put the Knicks into the [imaginary] win column after leading only 12-11 after two. Player positions aren't listed, but DeBost [Knicks] and Place [Eagles] are noted as "behind men."</p> | |||
<p>The reporter added: "Wadsworth [Knicks] makes too many foul balls; he must alter his play." Adams led off for the Knickerbockers and DeBost scored five runs.</p> | |||
<p> Facsimile contributed by Gregory Christiano, 11/24/2009.</p> | <p> Facsimile contributed by Gregory Christiano, 11/24/2009.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>"Base Ball. Knickerbocker vs. Eagle Club," <span style="text-decoration: underline;">New York Herald</span>, June 6, 1855.</p> | |Sources=<p>"Base Ball. Knickerbocker vs. Eagle Club," <span style="text-decoration: underline;">New York Herald</span>, June 6, 1855.</p> |
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Text | In what appears to be only the second game of the 1855 season [http://protoball.org/images/3/35/GT.NYC.pdf ], "a grand match of this national game" took place on 6/5/1855 at Elysian Fields, pitting the Knicks against the Eagles. A nine run 4th inning put the Knicks into the [imaginary] win column after leading only 12-11 after two. Player positions aren't listed, but DeBost [Knicks] and Place [Eagles] are noted as "behind men." The reporter added: "Wadsworth [Knicks] makes too many foul balls; he must alter his play." Adams led off for the Knickerbockers and DeBost scored five runs. Facsimile contributed by Gregory Christiano, 11/24/2009. |
Sources | "Base Ball. Knickerbocker vs. Eagle Club," New York Herald, June 6, 1855. |
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