Clipping:The Eckfords win the championship

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Date	Sunday, July 4, 1869
Text	[Eckfords vs. Mutuals 7/3/1869] [Eckfords ahead 31-5:] One man and one run scored, when the rain came down in torrents, and all rushed for shelter. In a few minutes the rain ceased, and the Eckfords were getting ready to go on the field again, when John Wildly [sic] was seen approaching. In a few minutes he appeared in the clubhouse with champion penant [sic] and ball in his hands; he announced he acknowledged defeat of the Mutuals in a few well chosen remarks presented the trophies to the victorious Eckfords, whose President responded with appropriate expressions. In a few minutes, the Eckford’s flag with the champion penant flying on it was hauled up to the staff where the Mutuals flag formerly so proudly waved. The Eckfords are champions, but how long they will be is very uncertain, for few things in this life are more uncertain than baseball.
Source	New York Sunday Mercury
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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