Eagle Base Ball Club of New York v Eckford Club of Brooklyn on 22 September 1857

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Date of Game	Tuesday, September 22, 1857
Location	Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ, United States
Modern Address
Field	Elysian Fields
Home Team	Eagle Base Ball Club of New York
Away Team	Eckford Club of Brooklyn
Score	23 - 22
Game Number
Innings	8
Number of Players	18
Game Officials	Referee, T.G Van Cott (Gotham); Umpire Eagle, Mott; Umpire Eckford, Webster (E. Miklich)
NY Rules	Likely
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Description	(return match - 8 innings, due to darkness) (NYC: “Hoboken was enlivened … by a nunmer of visitors from New York to witness the contest ….”) (PSOT: “The play was good on both sides, and was witnessed by a large number of spectators.”)
Sources	(1) “Eckford vs. Eagle,” NYC, vol. 5, no. 24 (3 Oct 1857), p. 191, col. 1-2 (2) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Eckford vs. Eagle,” PSOT, vol. 3, no. 5 (3 Oct 1857), p. 68, col. 2 (3) Peverelly, pp. 26 & 73 (latter page states game played on 15 Sep) (4) Wright, pp. 9 & 12 (5) “Eckford vs Eagle,” MBBS, vol. 1a (1853-1859), p. 10, col. 2 (E. Miklich)
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Found by	Craig Waff
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Players Locality	Local
Entry Origin	Games Tab
Entry Origin Url	http://protoball.org/Games Tab:Greater New York City#date1857-9-22
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