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Two Eight-player Teams Play Bass Ball at Elysian Fields
| Salience | Noteworthy |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Location | NJNJ |
| City/State/Country: | Hoboken, NJ, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base Ball, Bass BallBase Ball, Bass Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| Text | "An exciting game of Bass Ball came off at the Elysian Fields on Thursday last. The club was organized at the “Pewter Mug” (kept by that patriotic and devoted friend of the “Sage of Lindenwald,” the Widow Lynch), and proceeded to the ground; where Doctor Ingraham, of the Statesman, and John Midmer, Esq., were selected as captains. Ingraham, having the first choice, selected Messrs Malbrun, Bouts, McConnell, Watson, Wells, and our friend, Captain Joe Cornell, of the sheriff's office. Midmer made up his side with Messrs. John M.. Rue (the best player of the party), Chase, Alderman Fream, John Robbins, Aaron Butterfield, Car, and Burrett. Doctor Walters, the coroner, was appointed game-keeper and judge—twenty-one ins the game. All things being in readiness, the sport commenced, and the game was warmly contested for about three hours, with various prospects of success. Night coming on, and there being no liquor in the neighborhood, the judge decided that neither party could win. The decision was cheerfully submitted to by all; and it was agreed, unanimously, to meet at the same place next Friday, and finish the game. With this understanding, the party made the best of their way to York, where the individual performances were duly discussed, and the sportsmen themselves amply refreshed—of course. The issue of this great game is certainly “highly important,” and we hope to be able to announce it next Sunday." |
| Sources | New York Atlas, April 29, 1849 and May 6, 1849. Note: Richard's full May 2019 19CBB posting appears in the Supplemental Text, below. |
| Warning | |
| Comment | We assume that the phrase"21 ins the game" means that the first side to score 21 runs was the game's winner. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Richard asks: "I don't recognize the individuals. These clearly are men of substance, so I expect they can be tracked down. The mention of "the club" is intriguing. Is this an actual organized club, with or without baseball as its primary purpose? Or is that an informal usage?" Abijah Ingraham was a newspaper editor and Dem Party politician. [ba[ Edit with form to add a query |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| External Number | |
| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Submission Note | 19CBB Posting, 5/26/2019 |
| Has Supplemental Text | Yes |
1849.16 Two Eight-player Teams Play Bass Ball at Elysian Fields"
Comments
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Supplemental Text
Re: a new 1849 game
Sun May 26, 2019 6:16 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"John Thorn" jthorn
Outstanding, Richard!
john thorn
On 5/25/2019 5:46 PM, Richard Hershberger rrhersh@yahoo.com [19CBB] wrote:
>
>
> Back from a lovely day at the Library of Congress. Puttering around,
> waiting for a book to show up, I found a new game from 1849. At least
> it is new to me, and not in Protoball. Games from this period are
> extraordinarily rare. After a surge of activity, with games reported
> in 1845 and 1846, organized baseball collapsed, not recovering until
> the early '50s. So here goes:
>
> "An exciting game of Bass Ball came off at the Elysian Fields on
> Thursday last. The club was organized at the “Pewter Mug” (kept by
> that patriotic and devoted friend of the “Sage of Lindenwald,” the
> Widow Lynch), and proceeded to the ground; where Doctor Ingraham, of
> the Statesman, and John Midmer, Esq., were selected as captains.
> Ingraham, having the first choice, selected Messrs. Malbrun, Bouts,
> McConnell, Watson, Wells, and our friend, Captain Joe Cornell, of the
> sheriff's office. Midmer made up his side with Messrs. John M.. Rue
> (the best player of the party), Chase, Alderman Fream, John Robbins,
> Aaron Butterfield, Car, and Burrett. Doctor Walters, the coroner, was
> appointed game-keeper and judge—twenty-one ins the game. All things
> being in readiness, the sport commenced, and the game was warmly
> contested for about three hours, with various prospects of success.
> Night coming on, and there being no liquor in the neighborhood, the
> judge decided that neither party could win. The decision was
> cheerfully submitted to by all; and it was agreed, unanimously, to
> meet at the same place next Friday, and finish the game. With this
> understanding, the party made the best of their way to York, where the
> individual performances were duly discussed, and the sportsmen
> themselves amply refreshed—of course. The issue of this great game is
> certainly “highly important,” and we hope to be able to announce it
> next Sunday." The Atlas (New York) April 29, 1849.
>
> "That game of 'base ball,' the commencement of which was chronicled in
> last week's Atlas, was finished on Friday last. We regret that we
> were unable to avail ourselves of the polite invitation of the club to
> be present. We understand there was rare sport on the ground, and that
> the game was handsomely won by Capt. Midmer's side." The Atlas (New
> York) May 6, 1849
>
> I don't recognize the individuals. These clearly are men of substance, so I expect they can be tracked down. The mention of "the
> club" is intriguing. Is this an actual organized club, with or
> without baseball as its primary purpose? Or is that an informal usage?
>
> Richard Hershberger