Forest City Club of Ithaca v Mechanic Club of Groton on 5 September 1866
| Date of Game | Wednesday, September 5, 1866 |
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| Location | Ithaca, NY, United States |
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| Home Team | Forest City Club of Ithaca |
| Away Team | Mechanic Club of Groton |
| Score | 23 - 20 |
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| NY Rules | Yes |
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| Description | "Forrest City, of Ithica [NY] vs. the Mechanic, of Groton [NY] -- These clubs played a return game on the 12th inst. The F. C. won by 23 to 20."
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| Sources | [1] New York Clipper, September 22, 1866. [2] [Gilded] Trophy Ball held at the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | Note: The location of this game is not specified. Note: Tom Shieber of the Baseball Hall of Fame writes: "[T]his gilded [trophy] ball unquestionably features a figure-eight seam pattern. Of course, there’s no guarantee that a trophy ball is the actual ball used in the game it commemorates. Conceivably, a trophy ball might be damaged/lost/disposed/etc. and later replaced with a replacement trophy ball. Thus, this ball might commemorate the 9/5/1866 game, but actually have been made and gilded many years later. If I am not mistaken, I recall having run into this scenario once before (though details escape me), but I would say this is a rare occurrence at best. Anyway, I thought I had better mention it". Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Found by | Tom Shieber |
| Submission Note | Email of September 15, 2017. |
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| First in Location | Ithaca, NY |
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