Winthrop Club of Holliston v Massapoag Club of Sharon on 24 July 1858

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Date of Game Saturday, July 24, 1858
Location Holliston, MA, United States
Home Team Winthrop Club of Holliston
Away Team Massapoag Club of Sharon
Score 101 - 61
Innings 56
NY Rules No - Predecessor
Description

 

Winthrop (Holliston) 101

Massapoag (Sharon) 61

(56 innings)

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(Boston Herald: “The match game … to test the championship of New England .…  It was a very exciting game throughout, and was witnessed by a large number of people from adjoining towns. …  At the conclusion of the game, the Clubs adjoined to the Winthrop House (in Holliston) where an excellent supper was served, and speeches were made by several gentlemen.”)

(Lowell Daily Citizen and News, .  "MIDDLESEX AHEAD OF NORFOLK. The Holliston and Sharon base ball clubs, both of which have beaten the Boston club, played a game on Saturday to test the question of superiority. Holliston beat, making 100 runs to 69.   Provided by Joanne Hulbert, 7/28/2015  (Note score discrepancy.)

 

Sources

(1) “Match Game of Base Ball,” Boston Herald, no. 10,912 (26 Jul 1858), p. 2, col. 5

(2) “Base Ball in Massachusetts,” New York Clipper, [?] Jul 1858

 (3) "Middlesex Ahead of Norfolk", Lowell Daily Citizen and News, page 2, Monday, July 26, 1858.  Provided by Joanne Hulbert, 7/28/2015.

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Found by Craig Waff, Joanne Hulbert
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