Clipping:The Atlantics get 'sold'
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| Date | Saturday, June 23, 1866 |
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| Text | ATLANTIC VS. IRVINGTON.–About the neatest thing in the way of a “sell” ever got off on the champions was that which their President and the Club were the victims of yesterday ‘over in New Jersey.’ The particulars of the practical joke–one the champions don’t relish very well, by the way–are as follows: The other day a committee of country-looking from the Irvingtons called on Mr. Babcock to see if he would accept a challenge from a ‘country club’ in New Jersey. ‘Our club,’ said the committee, ‘are mostly country ball-players, and they simply want to play the Atlantics to learn some of their points. We will treat you well, and it will be a good practice-game, you know, to play us fellows. It will be a big thing for our club and our village to have the champions visit us.’ This talk touched the heart of ye President, and he said he would talk the matter over with the boys, and he did; and he consented to go over with a nine, and yesterday he went over, and what came off of it will be ascertained from our report. On the arrival of the champions at Irvington, they found a nine to confront them in which were Buckley and Lewis–two of the best players of the old Newark Club; the two Campbells, Crawford, Leonard and Bailey, of the old Pioneers–who defeated the Excelsiors so badly last season–and Swezie and Williams, two crack players of the Irvington Juniors, the champion junior club of New Jersey last year. All of these now compose the Irvington senior nine, and a pretty strong team they are. Since this defeat the champions have been “chaffed” in Brooklyn until they are sore on the subject; and, as for Babcock, his “little game in New Jersey” will be buzzed in his ears until the snow falls. Philadelphia City Item June 23, 1866 [the first paragraph quoting the Brooklyn Union] Now the Jerseymen of the Irvingtons, as it now appears, had simply been playing a nice little point. Their modest talk about “a country club” to President Babcock, was simply talk. They knew how good natured he was, and how he liked to encourage young clubs, &c., and so they put it to him strong about their being a new member [of the National Association] club, wanting practice, &c., and all that kind of thing, and so Babcock got the boys to take a trip into the country, and what came of it we will briefly tell. The Atlantics took the 1 P.M. train to Newark, with a party in which there were neither Charley Smith, Galvin or Ferguson. On their arrival at Newark they were met by some of the Irvingtons and escorted on a horse car to Irvington. On their arrival at the ground they found a large assemblage present, ropes for boundary lines, seats for ladies, and a large can of strawberry lemonade under the scorers’ desk, ready for them when they got warmed up. But there was nothing to cool them off in case the nine should give them a warming. In addition to these preparations, there was a remarkably strong nine present, which was something the champions were not looking for... New York Clipper June 23, 1866 |
| Source | Philadelphia City Item |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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