Clipping:The Athletics' version of the failed match of October 1

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Date	Sunday, October 28, 1866
Text	On that day [of the match], notwithstanding the unprecedented numbers in attendance, the field was kept perfectly clear until the friends or followers of the Brooklyn club made their appearance; and in violation of all decency, as well as of all rules and regulations, planted themselves just where they obstructed the view of those who had paid to witness the game, and where they interfered with those who were expected to play it. Seeing this, those who had paid, conceiving themselves to be entitled to at least the same privileges as those who did not pay, forced their way into the field, also, until it was found utterly impossible to proceed with the game, and it was consequently called, at the suggestion, we believe, of the captain of the Atlantic “nine.
Source	Philadelphia Sunday Mercury
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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