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|Salience=2
|Salience=2
|Tags=Ball in the Culture, Newspaper Coverage,  
|Tags=Ball in the Culture, Newspaper Coverage,  
|Location=Greater New York City,  
|Location=Greater New York City,
|Country=USA
|Country=USA
|State=NY
|State=NY
|City=NYC
|City=NYC
|Game=Base Ball,  
|Game=Base Ball,
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Age of Players=Adult
|Age of Players=Adult
|Text=<p>"THE MUFFIN MATCH.--&nbsp;</p>
|Text=<p>"THE MUFFIN MATCH.-- The match between the muffs of the Putnam and Excelsior Clubs, of Brooklyn...was, as we anticipated, an extraordinary affair, and productive of much amusement...People who can hold a ball (except by accident) when it is thrown to them, reflect upon their associate muffs, and don't deserve to have a place...we may mention one striking tableau...(Clark), having struck the ball, set out with all his might and main for the first base, which was carefully guarded by the ever-vigilant Andriese. Clark overran the base, and the ball overran Andriese; each, however, ran for the object of his pursuit, and Clark picked up the base...and held it aloft as a trophy of victory; while Andriese, quickly grabbing up the ball from the ground, turned a double somerset, and landing on noe leg, projected the hand which held the ball gracefully toward the base, high in air, and called for judgment. Inasmuch as Clark, though under the base, had two fingers and a thumb over it, the umpire decided that he 'had the base', and wasn't out."</p>
|Sources=<p><em>New York Sunday Mercury,&nbsp;</em>July 1, 1860</p>
|Comment=<p>Interclub muffin matches were an occasional feature, mostly before the Civil War, between the larger clubs.</p>
|Submitted by=Bob Tholkes
|Submission Note=3/21/2014
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Has Supplemental Text=No
}}
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Muffin Matches--Low Skills, High Comedy

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Ball in the Culture, Newspaper Coverage
Location Greater New York City
City/State/Country: NYC, NY, USA
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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"THE MUFFIN MATCH.-- The match between the muffs of the Putnam and Excelsior Clubs, of Brooklyn...was, as we anticipated, an extraordinary affair, and productive of much amusement...People who can hold a ball (except by accident) when it is thrown to them, reflect upon their associate muffs, and don't deserve to have a place...we may mention one striking tableau...(Clark), having struck the ball, set out with all his might and main for the first base, which was carefully guarded by the ever-vigilant Andriese. Clark overran the base, and the ball overran Andriese; each, however, ran for the object of his pursuit, and Clark picked up the base...and held it aloft as a trophy of victory; while Andriese, quickly grabbing up the ball from the ground, turned a double somerset, and landing on noe leg, projected the hand which held the ball gracefully toward the base, high in air, and called for judgment. Inasmuch as Clark, though under the base, had two fingers and a thumb over it, the umpire decided that he 'had the base', and wasn't out."

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New York Sunday Mercury, July 1, 1860

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Interclub muffin matches were an occasional feature, mostly before the Civil War, between the larger clubs.

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