1864.38
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Salience | Noteworthy |
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Tags | Civil WarCivil War |
Location | Greater New York CityGreater New York City |
City/State/Country: | NYC, NY, USA |
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Game | Base BallBase Ball |
Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | Youth, AdultYouth, Adult |
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Text | [A] "THE SEASON OF 1864...The prospects for a successful season for 1864 are more favorable than those of any season since 1861..." [B] "THE OPENING PLAY OF THE SEASON. NOT since 1861 has there been a season that has opened more auspiciously for the welfare of the game than the present one; and the prospects are that we shall have one of the most enjoyable series of matches of any year since base ball was inaugurated as our national game of ball." [C] 'THE JUNIOR FRATERNITY.-- Not a week passes that some new junior organization does not spring into existence..." [D] "MATCHES FOR SEPTEMBER.-- ...We are glad to note the fact that not even in the palmy days of 1860, when every vacant lot or available space for playing ball was occupied by junior clubs, have these young players been so numerous as this season." [E] "THE SEASON OF 1864.-- Taking into consideration the existence of civil war in the country, the ball-playing season of 1864 has been the most successful and advantageous to the interests of our national game known in the annals of baseball...We are glad also to record the fact, that among the marked features of the past season none has been more promising for the permanence of the game than the great increase of junior players and clubs." |
Sources | [A] New York Clipper, April 16, 1864 [B] New York Clipper, May 14, 1864 [C] Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Aug. 22, 1864 [D] Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Sep. 9, 1864 [E] New York Sunday Mercury, Nov. 13, 1864 |
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Submitted by | Bob Tholkes |
Submission Note | 5/1/2014 |
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