1862.1

Brooklyn Games Organized as Benefits for Sick and Wounded Soldiers

Salience	Noteworthy
Tags	Ball in the Culture, Business of Baseball, Championship Games, Civil War, HolidaysBall in the Culture, Business of Baseball, Championship Games, Civil War, Holidays
Location	NYNY
City/State/Country:	Brooklyn, NY, United States
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Game	Base BallBase Ball
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	AdultAdult
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Text	Three games were announced in June 1862 for which net proceeds would be used for sick and wounded Union soldiers. The Eckfords and the Atlantics would play for a silver ball donated by the Continental Club. William Cammeyer provided the enclosed Union grounds without charge. Admission fees of 10 cents were projected to raise $6000 for soldiers' relief. The Eckford won the Silver Ball by winning two of three games.
Sources	"Relief for the Sick and Wounded," Brooklyn Eagle, June 21, 1862, page 2. Craig Waff, "The 'Silver Ball' Game-- Eckfords vs. Atlantics at the Union Grounds", in Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (SABR, 2013), pp. 39-42
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Submitted by	Gregory Christiano
Submission Note	12/8/2009
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