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Competitive "Old-Fashioned" Game Still Alive in Syracuse NY
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Location | Western New YorkWestern New York |
City/State/Country: | Syracuse, NY, United States |
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Game | Base BallBase Ball |
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Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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Sources | Sources: Syracuse Journal, June 14, June 21, and July 11, 1860; and Syracuse Standard, August 5, 1859. |
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Comment | About 20% of the games covered in available 1860 newspaper accounts of base ball in Syracuse depict "old-fashioned base ball" as played by a set of five area clubs. The common format for these games was a best-two-of-three match of games played to 25 "tallies" [not runs]. A purse of $25 was not uncommon. Teams exceeded nine players. However, no account laid out the details of the playing rules, or how they differed from those of the National Association. An 1859 article suggested that the game was the same as "Massachusetts "Base Ball," giving the only firm clue as to its rules. Edit with form to add a comment |
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