Whittemore side v Randall side in May 1869

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Date of Game	May 1869
Game	Old Fashioned Base Ball
Location	Newark, NJ, United States
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Field	Add Field Page Clinton Avenue
Home Team	Add Club Page Whittemore side
Away Team	Add Club Page Randall side
Score	29 46
Has Source On Hand	No
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Number of Players	17
NY Rules	No - Predecessor
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Sources	Newark Evening Courier, 5/25/1869; Newark Morning Register, 5/25/1869
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Has Source On Hand	No
Comment	Two Newark papers covered this game as an amusing interlude.  A crowd of 300 to 400 was reported, a "large proportion" of which were female. It was described as the "old-time stinging" game, one that showed how much 'Base Ball' had changed in the past two decades. Some contrasts: Bats: instead of "nicely rounded ash," bats included "miniature bread shovels" and "exaggerated exercise clubs" Bases: "wooden stakes, some fifteen inches high." Pitches: intentionally hittable. Foul Outs: "tick and catch," with fouls "ignored." Innings: all-out-side-out. Foul territory:  None. Baserunning outs:  By "burning." Bound rule: Out if caught on fly or one or three bounces. John Zinn reports (email of 11/20/2020) that the Antiquarian Knickerbocker Club played such games annually after the Civil War.     Edit with form to add a comment
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Submitted by	John Zinn
Submission Note	email of 11/20/2020
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