Excelsior Club of Brooklyn v Victory Club of Troy on 3 July 1860
| Date of Game | Tuesday, July 3, 1860 |
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| Location | Troy, NY, United States |
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| Field | Add Field Page Victory grounds at Wier’s Course |
| Home Team | Excelsior Club of Brooklyn |
| Away Team | Victory Club of Troy |
| Score | 13 - 7 |
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| Description | Excelsior (Brooklyn) 13 Victory (Troy) 7 (part of the Excelsior tour) (Troy Daily Whig (1): “The Victory Club of this city have on the tapis no less than seven matches, to take place during the coming Summer. They expect to have a dusty time with the Excelsiors of Brooklyn, early next July.”) (Troy Daily Whig (5): “The prominent local event of yesterday … Although our Troy Club lost the match, they played a most splendid game, especially toward the close, when they fairly distanced their opponents, but were unable to overcome the majority gained by the Brooklynites before the Trojan heroes had fairly girded on their armor. / The match was played under the eyes of quite one thousand spectators—many of them ladies, and much enthusiasm was manifested. The score, 13 to 7, is a very fine one, and as in base ball low figures represent good play, this may well be called a first class match. The fielding of the Victorys was fully equal to that of the Excelsiors; but the skillful pitching of the latter club, resulting in the balls flying into the air and being caught, had most telling effect. …/ The Excelsiors wore a pretty uniform—blue caps, white merino shirts, trimmed with blue, white belts, blue pants and white shoes. Their play was much better than at Albany on Monday, and they admitted that had they played no better yesterday than on the former occasion they would have lost the match. Their pitcher does not receive $500 a year, but he is a splendid player. / On the part of the Victory Club, their best players seemed to have the poorest luck; but all played well, and the compliments bestowed by their opponents were numerous and hearty. / After the match the Victory Club with their guests, partook of a supper at the Troy House.—Speeches were made, songs were sung, and the best of feeling prevailed. Dr. Hegeman, on behalf of the Victory, presented the Excelsior Club with a ball and also a regulation bat, suitably inscribed. Dr. Jones responded very handsomely. The strangers then left for Albany, and will be at Niagara to-day.”) (Porter’s Spirit of the Times: “A numerous assemblage of the citizens of Troy, including many ladies, were spectators of the pastime.”) (Peverelly: “The Excelsiors were received by Dr. Hegeman, Robert Green, and others. … After the game the Excelsiors were well entertained at the ‘Troy House.’ “) |
| Sources | (1) “Local Matters: Base Ball,” Troy Daily Whig, vol. 26, no. 8003 (21 Jun 1860), p. 3, col. 5 (2) “Local Matters: Base Ball,” Troy Daily Whig, vol. 26, no. 8005 (23 Jun 1860), p. 3, col. 4 (3) “Local Matters: Base Ball,” Troy Daily Whig, vol. 26, no. 8012 (2 Jul 1860), p. 3, col. 4 (4) “Local Matters: Base Ball,” Troy Daily Whig, vol. 26, no. 8013 (3 Jul 1860), p. 3, col. 5 (5) “Local Matters: Exciting Base Ball Match,” Troy Daily Whig, vol. 26, no. 8014 (4 Jul 1860), p. 3, col. 4 (6) “New York Items,” Albany Atlas and Argus, vol. 35, no. 10,722 (4 Jul 1860), p. 2, col. 6 (7) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Excelsior of Brooklyn vs. Victory of Troy,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 8, no. 20 (10 Jul 1860), p. 308, col. 3 (8) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Excursion of a Brooklyn Club,” New York Times, vol. 9, no. 2749 (13 Jul 1860), p. 8, col. 4 (9) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Excelsior Base ball Club of Brooklyn vs. Champion of Albany,” Wilkes\u2019 Spirit of the Times, vol. [xx], no. [xx] (14 Jul 1860), p. [xx], col. 3 (10) Peverelly, p. 57 (11) Wright, p. 44 |
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| Found by | Craig Waff |
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