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Revision as of 12:12, 5 March 2014
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Most Aged |
The First Vintage Games?
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Tags | Pre-modern RulesPre-modern Rules |
Location | New JerseyNew Jersey |
City/State/Country: | Newark, NJ, US |
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Game | Base BallBase Ball |
Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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Text | [A] "the first regular match" of the 'Knickerbocker Antiquarian Base Ball Club (who play the old style of the game)'" was played in Nov. 1857. [B] In October, 1857, the Liberty Club of New Brunswick, NJ, played a group of "Old Fogies" who played "the old-fashioned base ball, which, as nearly everyone knows, is entirely different from base ball as now played." |
Sources | [A] Porter's Spirit of the Times, Nov. 14, 1857, p.165. [B] New York Clipper, Oct. 10, 1857 |
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Comment | [A] Rules played are unknown. The score was 86-69, and three players are listed in the box score as "not out". 11 on each side. Edit with form to add a comment |
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Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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Submitted by | John Thorn |
Submission Note | 2/24/2006. Comment by Robert Tholkes10/26/2013 |
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