1861.43
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Donkey Ball
| Salience | Peripheral |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Location | Greater New York CityGreater New York City |
| City/State/Country: | Brooklyn, NY, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| Text | With far fewer interclub matches available, novelty matches somewhat filled the gap. Donkey ball was the most successful.
"A NOVEL BASE BALL MATCH. The novel features of the match were, the side making the least number of runs won the game, and the players having the least runs and most outs won the ball. The players on each side were matched against each other, the runs made by the first striker on one side being credited to the first striker on the other side, and so on...This, of course, led each side to strive for excellence in batting, just as much as if they were scoring runs for themselves." |
| Sources | New York Clipper, Nov. 30, 1861 |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| External Number | |
| Submitted by | Bob Tholkes |
| Submission Note | 3/31/2014 |
| Has Supplemental Text |
1861.43 Donkey Ball"
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