1848.18

Litchfield CT Bests Wolcottville in Wicket

Salience	Noteworthy
Tags	Pre-modern RulesPre-modern Rules
Location
City/State/Country:	Litchfield, CT, United States
Modern Address
Game	WicketWicket
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	AdultAdult
Holiday
Notables
Text	"THOSE GAMES OF WICKET -- which Wolcottville challenged Litchfield to play, came off on our green, last Saturday afternoon; 25 players on a side; . . . [Scoring report shows Litchfield winning over three innings, 232 to 150.] "This is the first effort to revive "BANTAM," since the Bat and Ball, were buried (literally buried,) 10 years ago, after two severe floggings, by this same Wolcottville."
Sources	Litchfield Republican, July 6, 1848, page 2.
Warning
Comment	Litchfield CT (1850 pop. about 3,950) is about 30 miles W of Hartford. Wolcottville is evidently the original name of Torrington CT, which reports a population of about 1900 in 1850. Torrington is about 5 miles NE of Litchfield. Edit with form to add a comment
Query	"Bantam" game? Edit with form to add a query
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External Number
Submitted by	Brian Turner,
Submission Note	Letter of 9/20/2014.
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