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{{Chronology Entry
{{Chronology Entry
|Year=1861
|Year Number=6
|Headline=<u>The Clipper</u> Looks Back on the 1861 Season
|Headline=<u>The Clipper</u> Looks Back on the 1861 Season
|Year=1861
|Salience=2
|Salience=2
|Tags=Holidays
|Tags=Holidays,
|Text=<p><u>The Clipper</u> (date omitted in scrapbook clipping) printed a long review of the 1861 season.  It includes 39 synopses of previously-covered games between May 9 and September 14 . . . and it is likely that the clipping is incomplete.  Facsimile from the Mears Collections clippings, provided by Craig Waff, September 2008.  Some general points:</p>
|Country=United States
<p><i>The War</i>: "[D]espite the interruptions and drawbacks occasioned by the great rebellion [it] has been really a very interesting year in the annals of the game, far more than was expected . . . ; but the game has too strong a foothold in popularity to be frowned out of favor by lowering brows of 'grim-faced war,' and if any proof was needed that our national game is a fixed institution of the country, it would be found in the fact that it has flourished through such a year of adverse circumstances as those that have marked the season of 1861."</p>
|State=NY
<p><i>Holiday</i><i>Play:</i> "On the 4<sup>th</sup> of July, all the club grounds were fully occupied, that day, like Thanksgiving, being a ball playing day."</p>
|City=NYC
<p><i>Juiced Ball?</i> On July 23, it was Eagles 32, Eckfords 23, marking the Eckfords' first loss since 1858. "The feature of the contest was the unusual number of home runs that were made on both sides, the Eckfords scoring no less than 11, of which Josh Snyder alone made four, and the Eagles getting five." 3000 to 4000 fans watched this early slugfest.</p>
|Game=Base Ball,
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Age of Players=Adult
|Text=<p>Some general points:</p>
<p><em>The War</em>: "[D]espite the interruptions and drawbacks occasioned by the great rebellion [it] has been really a very interesting year in the annals of the game, far more than was expected . . . ; but the game has too strong a foothold in popularity to be frowned out of favor by lowering brows of 'grim-faced war,' and if any proof was needed that our national game is a fixed institution of the country, it would be found in the fact that it has flourished through such a year of adverse circumstances as those that have marked the season of 1861."</p>
<p><em>Holiday</em><em>Play:</em> "On the 4<sup>th</sup> of July, all the club grounds were fully occupied, that day, like Thanksgiving, being a ball playing day."</p>
<p><em>Juiced Ball?</em> On July 23, it was Eagles 32, Eckfords 23, marking the Eckfords' first loss since 1858. "The feature of the contest was the unusual number of home runs that were made on both sides, the Eckfords scoring no less than 11, of which Josh Snyder alone made four, and the Eagles getting five." 3000 to 4000 fans watched this early slugfest.</p>
|Sources=<p><span>The Clipper</span>&nbsp;(date omitted in scrapbook clipping) printed a long review of the 1861 season. It appeared in the issues of Jan. 11, Jan. 18, and Jan. 25, 1862.</p>
|Submitted by=Craig Waff
|Submission Note=September 2008 Facsimile from the Mears Collections clippings
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Coordinates=40.7127837, -74.0059413
}}
}}

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The Clipper Looks Back on the 1861 Season

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Holidays
City/State/Country: NYC, NY, United States
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
Text

Some general points:

The War: "[D]espite the interruptions and drawbacks occasioned by the great rebellion [it] has been really a very interesting year in the annals of the game, far more than was expected . . . ; but the game has too strong a foothold in popularity to be frowned out of favor by lowering brows of 'grim-faced war,' and if any proof was needed that our national game is a fixed institution of the country, it would be found in the fact that it has flourished through such a year of adverse circumstances as those that have marked the season of 1861."

HolidayPlay: "On the 4th of July, all the club grounds were fully occupied, that day, like Thanksgiving, being a ball playing day."

Juiced Ball? On July 23, it was Eagles 32, Eckfords 23, marking the Eckfords' first loss since 1858. "The feature of the contest was the unusual number of home runs that were made on both sides, the Eckfords scoring no less than 11, of which Josh Snyder alone made four, and the Eagles getting five." 3000 to 4000 fans watched this early slugfest.

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The Clipper (date omitted in scrapbook clipping) printed a long review of the 1861 season. It appeared in the issues of Jan. 11, Jan. 18, and Jan. 25, 1862.

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Submitted by Craig Waff
Submission Note September 2008 Facsimile from the Mears Collections clippings


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