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|Name=Excelsior Club of Brooklyn v Empire Club of New York on 18 August 1860
|Name=Excelsior Club of Brooklyn v Empire Club of New York on 18 August 1860
|Date=1860-08-18
|Coordinates=40.7439905, -74.0323626
|Entry Origin=Games Tab
|Entry Origin Url=http://protoball.org/Games_Tab:Greater_New_York_City#date1860-8-18
|Type of Date=Day
|Type of Date=Day
|Field=Empire grounds at Elysian Fields
|Date=1860/08/18
|Country=United States
|State=NJ
|Borough=Hudson County
|City=Hoboken
|City=Hoboken
|State=NJ
|Field=Elysian Fields
|Country=United States
|Coordinates=40.7439905, -74.0323626
|Home Team=Excelsior Club of Brooklyn
|Home Team=Excelsior Club of Brooklyn
|Away Team=Empire Club of New York
|Away Team=Empire Club of New York
|Description=<p>(BDE (1): These clubs “met for the first time this season …. About 2000 persons were present, but the game was abruptly terminated by the rain before any result was arrived at.”)</p><p>(NYT: “… over a thousand spectators assembled … to witness a contest between these two leading clubs. Shortly before three o’clock the Excelsiors made their appearance on the ground in a large omnibus drawn by eight horses, and the ground having been cleared, the game began, the Excelsiors having the ‘in hand.’ … At the end of the third innings the westerly shower that had been threatening for some time begun to sprinkle the ground, and when the fourth Excelsior innings had ended the rain fell so fast that it was impossible to continue the match.“)</p><p>(BDE (4): “The game was commenced on Saturday, 18th ult., and some three or four innings played, when the rain caused its postponement to the present occasion.”)</p>
|Description=<p>(BDE (1): These clubs &ldquo;met for the first time this season &hellip;. About 2000 persons were present, but the game was abruptly terminated by the rain before any result was arrived at.&rdquo;)</p>
|Sources=<p>(1) “City News and Gossip,” BDE, vol. 19, no. 197 (20 Aug 1860), p. 3, col. 2</p> <p>(2) “Base Ball: Excelsior, of Brooklyn, vs. Empire, of New York,” NYT, vol. 9, no. 2782 (21 Aug 1860), p. 8, cols. 4-5</p> <p>(3) “Excelsior vs. Empire,” NYC, vol. 8, no. 19 (25 Aug 1860), p. 146, col. [xx] [TBI – NOT YET SEEN]</p> <p>(4) “Base Ball: Excelsior of Brooklyn vs. Empire of New York,” BDE, vol. 19, no. 209 (3 Sep 1860), p. 2, col. 4</p>
<p>(NYT: &ldquo;&hellip; over a thousand spectators assembled &hellip; to witness a contest between these two leading clubs. Shortly before three o&rsquo;clock the Excelsiors made their appearance on the ground in a large omnibus drawn by eight horses, and the ground having been cleared, the game began, the Excelsiors having the &lsquo;in hand.&rsquo; &hellip; At the end of the third innings the westerly shower that had been threatening for some time begun to sprinkle the ground, and when the fourth Excelsior innings had ended the rain fell so fast that it was impossible to continue the match.&ldquo;)</p>
<p>(BDE (4): &ldquo;The game was commenced on Saturday, 18th ult., and some three or four innings played, when the rain caused its postponement to the present occasion.&rdquo;)</p>
|Sources=<p>(1) &ldquo;City News and Gossip,&rdquo; BDE, vol. 19, no. 197 (20 Aug 1860), p. 3, col. 2</p>
<p>(2) &ldquo;Base Ball: Excelsior, of Brooklyn, vs. Empire, of New York,&rdquo; NYT, vol. 9, no. 2782 (21 Aug 1860), p. 8, cols. 4-5</p>
<p>(3) &ldquo;Excelsior vs. Empire,&rdquo; NYC, vol. 8, no. 19 (25 Aug 1860), p. 146, col. [xx] [TBI &ndash; NOT YET SEEN]</p>
<p>(4) &ldquo;Base Ball: Excelsior of Brooklyn vs. Empire of New York,&rdquo; BDE, vol. 19, no. 209 (3 Sep 1860), p. 2, col. 4</p>
|Has Source On Hand=No
|Reviewed=Yes
|Submitted by=Craig Waff
|Submitted by=Craig Waff
|Entry Origin=Games Tab
|Entry Origin Url=http://protoball.org/Games_Tab:Greater New York City#date1860-8-18
|Reviewed=Yes
}}
}}

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Date of Game Saturday, August 18, 1860
Location Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ, United States
Field Elysian Fields
Home Team Excelsior Club of Brooklyn
Away Team Empire Club of New York
Description

(BDE (1): These clubs “met for the first time this season …. About 2000 persons were present, but the game was abruptly terminated by the rain before any result was arrived at.”)

(NYT: “… over a thousand spectators assembled … to witness a contest between these two leading clubs. Shortly before three o’clock the Excelsiors made their appearance on the ground in a large omnibus drawn by eight horses, and the ground having been cleared, the game began, the Excelsiors having the ‘in hand.’ … At the end of the third innings the westerly shower that had been threatening for some time begun to sprinkle the ground, and when the fourth Excelsior innings had ended the rain fell so fast that it was impossible to continue the match.“)

(BDE (4): “The game was commenced on Saturday, 18th ult., and some three or four innings played, when the rain caused its postponement to the present occasion.”)

Sources

(1) “City News and Gossip,” BDE, vol. 19, no. 197 (20 Aug 1860), p. 3, col. 2

(2) “Base Ball: Excelsior, of Brooklyn, vs. Empire, of New York,” NYT, vol. 9, no. 2782 (21 Aug 1860), p. 8, cols. 4-5

(3) “Excelsior vs. Empire,” NYC, vol. 8, no. 19 (25 Aug 1860), p. 146, col. [xx] [TBI – NOT YET SEEN]

(4) “Base Ball: Excelsior of Brooklyn vs. Empire of New York,” BDE, vol. 19, no. 209 (3 Sep 1860), p. 2, col. 4

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