Watt Smith's Side v Whitaker's Side on 23 July 1858

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Date of Game Friday, July 23, 1858
Game Town Ball
Location Cincinnati, OH, United States
Field Near the Brighton House, Cincinnati
Home Team  Add Club Page Watt Smith's Side
Away Team  Add Club Page Whitaker's Side
Score 131 113
Has Source On Hand No
Innings 4
Number of Players 11 a side"aside" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 11.
NY Rules No - Predecessor
Description

The members of the Gymnast and Excelsior Clubs played for the first time under their new code of rules, which were much more stringent than the old rules. The corners, five in number, are sixty feet from the Batsman's goal to the first corner, so that the run for a score is 120 yards. A ball must be caught flying, and the catcher and giver are not permitted to throw a ball at a runner when they are not on their respective goals. A batsman is also required to run every time he strikes the ball.

(town ball – Gymnasts Town Ball Club 4-inning intra-club game with several members of the Excelsior Club participating.) (New York Clipper: “They played for the first time under their new code of bye laws, which are much more stringent than the old rules. The corners, five in number, are sixty feet apart, and it is sixty feet from the batsman’s goal to the first corner, so that the run for a score is 120 yards. A ball must be caught flying, and the catcher and the giver are not permitted to throw a ball at a runner when they are not on their respective goals. A batsman is also required to run every time he strikes a ball. … The scoring was excellent, considering that it was the first match played by the club under the new rules, and the number (eleven) engaged on each side. … The new rules closely resemble those in vogue in the East.”)

Sources

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune page 3; “Another Match,” New York Clipper, [?] Jul 1858

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