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|Year=1863 | |Year=1863 | ||
|Year Number=62 | |Year Number=62 | ||
|Headline= | |Headline=The Times Calls a Spade a Spade-- Base Ball is Obliterating Cricket | ||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Tags= | |Tags=Newspaper Coverage, | ||
|Location= | |Location=Greater New York City, | ||
|Game=Base Ball, | |Country=United States | ||
|State=NY | |||
|City=NYC | |||
|Game=Base Ball, American Cricket, | |||
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | |||
|Age of Players=Adult | |Age of Players=Adult | ||
|Text=<p>...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 <em>b</em><em>ona fide </em>members, and consequently their medium players always have a prospect before them of being chosen to play..."</p> | |||
|Text=<p> | |Sources=<p><em>New York Times</em>, Sep. 25, 1863</p> | ||
|Sources=<p> | |Submitted by=Bob Tholkes | ||
| | |Submission Note=3/11/2014 | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
|Coordinates=40.7127837, -74.0059413 | |||
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The Times Calls a Spade a Spade-- Base Ball is Obliterating Cricket
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Tags | Newspaper CoverageNewspaper Coverage |
Location | Greater New York CityGreater New York City |
City/State/Country: | NYC, NY, United States |
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Game | Base Ball, American CricketBase Ball, American Cricket |
Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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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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Submitted by | Bob Tholkes |
Submission Note | 3/11/2014 |
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1863.62 The Times Calls a Spade a Spade-- Base Ball is Obliterating Cricket"
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