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The Times Calls a Spade a Spade-- Base Ball is Obliterating Cricket
| Salience | Noteworthy |
|---|---|
| Tags | Newspaper CoverageNewspaper Coverage |
| Location | Greater New York CityGreater New York City |
| City/State/Country: | NYC, NY, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base Ball, American CricketBase Ball, American Cricket |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
| Holiday | |
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| Text | ...cricket has been almost obliterated by base ball, which, but ten years since, was in its infancy...The main cause of this is, that a few cricketers...play pretty much all the matches for the few Clubs that exist only in name; while Bass Ball Clubs play their matches with their bona fide members, and consequently their medium players always have a prospect before them of being chosen to play..." |
| Sources | New York Times, Sep. 25, 1863 |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| External Number | |
| Submitted by | Bob Tholkes |
| Submission Note | 3/11/2014 |
| Has Supplemental Text |
1863.62 The Times Calls a Spade a Spade-- Base Ball is Obliterating Cricket"
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