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|State=IL
|State=IL
|City=Chicago
|City=Chicago
|Game=Base Ball,  
|Game=Base Ball,
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Age of Players=Adult
|Age of Players=Adult
|Notables=Abraham Lincoln, and Stephen F. Douglas
|Notables=Abraham Lincoln, and Stephen F. Douglas
|Text=<p>"Base Ball and Politics. - We do not approve of their thus being brought into contact, but as a match took place at Chicago on the 24<sup>th</sup> ult., between nine [Stephen] Douglas me and nine [Abe] Lincoln men of the Excelsior Club, we feel in duty bound to report it." </p>
|Text=<p>"Base Ball and Politics. - We do not approve of their thus being brought into contact, but as a match took place at Chicago on the 24<sup>th</sup> ult., between nine [Stephen] Douglas me and nine [Abe] Lincoln men of the Excelsior Club, we feel in duty bound to report it."</p>
|Sources=<p><em>New York Clipper,&nbsp;</em>July 1860.&nbsp;Facsimile provided from the Mears Collection scrapbooks&nbsp;</p>
|Sources=<p><em>New York Clipper,&nbsp;</em>July 1860.&nbsp;</p>
|Comment=<p>Tied after eight innings, the outcome was not prophetic for the ensuing election: Douglas 16, Lincoln 14.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
|Comment=<p>Tied after eight innings, the outcome was not prophetic for the ensuing election: Douglas 16, Lincoln 14.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
|Submitted by=Craig Waff
|Submitted by=Craig Waff
|Submission Note=September 2008
|Submission Note=September 2008. Facsimile provided from the Mears Collection scrapbooks
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Has Supplemental Text=No
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Late Surge Lifts Douglas' over Abe Lincoln's Side in Chicago IL

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City/State/Country: Chicago, IL, US
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
Notables Abraham Lincoln, and Stephen F. Douglas
Text

"Base Ball and Politics. - We do not approve of their thus being brought into contact, but as a match took place at Chicago on the 24th ult., between nine [Stephen] Douglas me and nine [Abe] Lincoln men of the Excelsior Club, we feel in duty bound to report it."

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New York Clipper, July 1860. 

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Tied after eight innings, the outcome was not prophetic for the ensuing election: Douglas 16, Lincoln 14.  

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Submitted by Craig Waff
Submission Note September 2008. Facsimile provided from the Mears Collection scrapbooks



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