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Salience | Noteworthy |
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Tags | Civil WarCivil War |
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 |
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Text | [A] "BASE BALL...So many of the best players, belonging to the first nines of the more prominent base ball clubs, have enlisted and gone with different regiments to the seat of war, that there will be some difficulty in getting up any matches of special interest this season." [B] "BASE BALL...Hundreds of the best base all players in the States are now withing or on their way to Washington, ready to prove to the world, that while in times of peace they are enthusiastic devotees of the National Game, they are no less ready, in time of war, to make any sacrifice..." [C] "CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WAR.-- The Star and Exercise Clubs, of Brooklyn, have together contributed nearly forty volunteers for the war. Good boys!" |
Sources | [A] New York Sunday Mercury, April 28, 1861 [B] New York Sunday Mercury, May 5, 1861 [C] New York Sunday Mercury, May 26, 1861 |
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Submitted by | Bob Tholkes |
Submission Note | 3/29/2014 |
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