Clipping:Early example of umpire calling 'Play'

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Date Sunday, September 23, 1866
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[Excelsiors vs. Nationals 9/18/1866] It was near 3 P.M., before all was in readiness to begin, a partial delay being caused by the taking of a photographic picture of the two nines in costume... The picture taken, the field clear, “Play” was called and the game began.

Source New York Sunday Mercury
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
Origin Initial Hershberger Clippings

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