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The Search for Base Ball Supremacy Begins? (It's the Knicks, For Now)

Salience	Noteworthy
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Location	Greater New York CityGreater New York City
City/State/Country:	NYC, NY, United States
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Game	Base BallBase Ball
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	AdultAdult
Holiday
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Text	"These two Clubs [Knickerbocker and Gotham] who rank foremost in the beautiful and healthy game of Base Ball, met on Thursday . . . . The Knickerbockers came upon the ground with a determination to maintain the first rank among the Ball Clubs, and they won the match handsomely [score: 22-7]." Craig thinks this may be one of the first attempts to tap a club as the best in the game; thus the long road to naming baseball "champions" begins. The game had been played at Elysian Fields on September 13.
Sources	"Base Ball: Knickerbockers vs. Gotham Club," Spirit of the Times Volume 25, number 32 (September 22, 1855), page 373, column 3.
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Submitted by	Craig Waff
Submission Note	Email of 11/4/2008
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