Excelsior Club of Brooklyn v Niagara Club of Brooklyn on 20 August 1857
| Date of Game | Thursday, August 20, 1857 |
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| Location | South Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, United States |
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| Home Team | Excelsior Club of Brooklyn |
| Away Team | Niagara Club of Brooklyn |
| Score | 35 - 21 |
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| Description | Excelsior (Brooklyn, E.D.) 35 Niagara (South Brooklyn) 21 (PSOT (2): “Some of the Niagara’s friends did not behave as gentlemen should; whenever the Excelsiors were about to strike—such remarks as “shanks,” “Shanghai,” and other words not quite as decent as the above. In several instances, when the Excelsiors had the bat, on their making a strike and reaching the first base, their ears would be saluted by the word “foul,” sung out in a loud tone, by one of the Niagara’s friends; the consequence would be, that the Excelsior, thinking it was the decision of the referee, would hasten back—no sooner would he get half way to the home base, when the pitcher of the Niagaras would send the ball to the first base, and the consequence was, that the Excelsior was out. Common politeness, at least, required some effort, on the part of the Niagara Club, to stop such proceedings; but they were looked to in vain.”) (PSOT (3): “Now, Gents, this is entirely false. The Niagara came from Brooklyn with nine members, who went to play the match, and none of their friends were with them. That yelling and hooting took place I don’t deny, but it was friends of the Excelsior, and not of ours. This being our first match with any club, and only being a few months old, we should like to have some justice done us.”) (PSOT (4): “Your correspondent is mistaken in saying that either the Niagara or their friends treated us unfairly. They acted as gentlemen on every occasion, and the hooting spoken of by ‘Tempus Fugit,” was made by outsiders, enemies to both clubs.”) |
| Sources | (1) F. W. Cowperthwaite, “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: A Match,” PSOT, vol. 2, no. 26 (29 Aug 1857), p. 404, col. 3 (2) Tempus Fugit, “The Excelsior and Niagara,” PSOT, vol. 3, no. 1 (5 Sep 1857), p. 4, col. 2 (3) Jno. A. Shields, [letter to PSOT editors], PSOT, vol. 3, no. 2 (12 Sep 1857), p. 20, col. 3 (4) F. H. Cowperthwaite, “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: A Card,” PSOT, vol. 3, no. 2 (12 Sep 1857), p. 21, col. 1 |
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| Found by | Craig Waff |
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| Entry Origin | Games Tab |
| Entry Origin Url | http://protoball.org/Games Tab:Greater New York City#date1857-8-20 |
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