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- 1849.9 + (<p>"BALL PLAYING. A game of Wicket … <p>"BALL PLAYING. A game of Wicket came off between the ball-players of Westfield and Granville MA on Thursday, at which the Westfield boys won the first three games by 10, 20, and 40 runs."</p></br><p><i>The Vermont Gazette</i>, vol. 70, number 13 (July 19, 1849), page 1, column 2. Provided by Craig Waff, email, 8/14/2007.</p></br><p>Genovese, citing the <i>Westfield News Letter</i> of July 11, 1849, also writes of this contest. [Genovese, Daniel L, <u>The Old Ball Ground: The Chronological History of Westfield Baseball</u> (2004), pages 17-18. He reports that over 1000 persons attended the match, that it was a best-of-five contest, and that Westfield did in fact have an easy time with the "science players" from Granville, which had played Hartford CT and Blandford MA [about 20 miles west of Springfield]. </p>rs" from Granville, which had played Hartford CT and Blandford MA [about 20 miles west of Springfield]. </p>)