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Text | The Spirit of the Times gave more than perfunctory coverage to the September match-up between the Knickerbockers and Gothams at Elysian Fields on Thursday, September 13. The box score remains rudimentary [only runs scored are listed for the two lineups], but the report notes that there were "about 1000 spectators, including many ladies, who manifested the utmost excitement, but kept admirable order [gee, thanks, ladies - LMc]." It must have felt a little like a World Series game: "The Knickerbockers [who lost to the Gothams in June] came upon the ground with a determination to maintain the first rank among the Ball Clubs." The Knicks won, 21-7, in only five innings. The Spirit tabulated the rivals' history of all seven games played since July 1853, listed below. The Knicks won 4, lost 2 (both losses at Red House), and tied one [12-12 in 12 innings; Peverelly, pages 16 and 21, says that darkness interceded]. The longest contest went 16 innings [a Gothams home victory on 6/30/1854], and the shortest was the current one. The three-year rivalry: 7/14/53, Elysian Fields; Knicks 21-12, 6 innings 10/14/53, Red House; Knicks 21-14, 9 i 6/30/54, RH; Gothams 21-16, 16 i 9/23/54, EF; Knicks 24-13, 9 i 10/26/54, RH; Tied 12-12, 12 i 6/1/55, RH; Gothams 21-12, 11 i 9/13/55, EF; Knicks 21-7, 5 i
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Sources | Spirit of the Times, Volume 25, number 32 (Saturday, September 22, 1855), page 373 [first page of 9/22 issue], column 3. |
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Comment | Craig Waff reported that, as far as he could tell, this was the first game in which the size of the assembled crowd was reported. Edit with form to add a comment |
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Submitted by | Craig Waff |
Submission Note | Facsimiles provided September 2008. Further email, 10/26/2008. |
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