Empire Club of Freeport v Excelsior Club of Chicago on 7 October 1865

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Date of Game	Wednesday, September 20, 1865
Location	Rockford, IL, United States
Modern Address
Field	Winnebago County Fairgrounds
Home Team	Empire Base Ball Club of Freeport
Away Team	Excelsior Club of Chicago
Score	15 - 16
Game Number
Innings	7
Number of Players
Game Officials	W. P. Marshall of Capitol City of Madison
NY Rules	Yes
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Description	Senior. On the second day of the baseball tournament the Empire of Freeport played the Excelsior of Chicago. According to the Freeport newspaper, the Atlantic were clinging to a narrow 16-15 lead, with Freeport up to bat with men on base, when the Excelsiors protested an umpire's decision and walked off the field. The newspaper suspected the Chicagoans did that deliberately to avoid a humiliating loss. According to the newspaper, a prior game with the Chicago Atlantics had been called off because the Atlantics tried to bring in "ringers" to this game.
Sources	Wilkes' Spirit of the Times: 10/14. Rockford Weekly Register Gazette, Sept. 23, 1865
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Found by	Bob Tholkes
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
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