Excelsior Club of Brooklyn v Putnam Club of Brooklyn on 25 October 1856
| Date of Game | Saturday, October 25, 1856 |
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| Location | Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, United States |
| Modern Address | Washington Avenue and DeKalb Avenue |
| Field | Wheat Hill |
| Home Team | Excelsior Club of Brooklyn |
| Away Team | Putnam Club of Brooklyn |
| Score | 15 - 21 |
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| Innings | 3 |
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| NY Rules | Yes |
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| Description | (3 innings) (Porter’s Spirit of the Times: “The day—notwithstanding the cold—was very fine for the players, who went to work with much spirit. … An important improvement in the fielding of this match, was shown by several fine catches being made on the fly, instead of the child’s play, ‘from the bound.’ This reform is not only more manly, but adds very much to the quickness of perception, and nerve and determination, which makes up the necessary qualifications of a complete fieldsman, either at Base Ball or Cricket.” [Lengthy description of dinner party follows.]) |
| Sources | Wright, M. D. (2000) The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857-1870. McFarland: 5. (1) “Base Ball,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 1, no. 10 (8 Nov 1856), p. 165, cols. 1-2 (2) New York Sunday Mercury list (3) Peverelly, p. 53 |
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| Has Source On Hand | No |
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| Found by | Ralph Carhart |
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| Entered by | Ralph Carhart |
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