Clipping:The Unions field but seven players

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Date	Sunday, October 18, 1868
Text	[Mutuals vs. Unions 10/15/1868] On October 15, the Mutual Club, not being officially notified of any postponement of their appointed game with the Unions at Tremont, took a special train for that village at half-past 1 o’clock, P.M., and on their arrival there found that the Unions, anticipating a postponement of the game by their officials, were not prepared to meet the Mutuals, the grounds being in no condition to be played on. The Mutuals, however, had their nine on hand, had been at considerable expense and trouble to get up there in time, and were ready to play; so the Unions had nothing to do but either to present them a ball as forfeit, or get together as many of their players as they could raise at short notice, and go in and do their best; and this latter course they decided very pluckily to take, and so a game–such as it was–was played, the Mutuals, of course, winning, the Unions playing but seven men...
Source	New York Sunday Mercury
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
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