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{{Chronology Entry
{{Chronology Entry
|Year=1855
|Year Number=21
|Headline=<u>Spirit</u> Eyes Three-Year Knicks-Gothams Rivalry
|Headline=<u>Spirit</u> Eyes Three-Year Knicks-Gothams Rivalry
|Year=1855
|Salience=2
|Salience=2
|Game=Base Ball
|Game=Base Ball
|Text=<p>The <u>Spirit of the Times</u> gave more than perfunctory coverage to the September match-up between the Knickerbockers and Gothams at Elysian Fields on Thursday, September 13. The box score remains rudimentary [only runs scores are listed for the two lineups], but the reports notes that there were "about 1000 spectators, including many ladies, who manifested the utmost excitement, but kept admirable order [gee, <i>thanks</i>, ladies - LMc]." It must have felt a little like a World Series game: "The Knickerbockers [who lost to the Gothams in June] came upon the ground with a determination to maintain the first rank among the Ball Clubs."</p>
|Age of Players=Adult
<p>Craig Waff suspects that this is the first time a base ball attendance figure appears in a game report [email of 10/27/2008].</p>
|Text=<p>The <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Spirit of the Times</span> gave more than perfunctory coverage to the September match-up between the Knickerbockers and Gothams at Elysian Fields on Thursday, September 13. The box score remains rudimentary [only runs scores are listed for the two lineups], but the reports notes that there were "about 1000 spectators, including many ladies, who manifested the utmost excitement, but kept admirable order [gee, <em>thanks</em>, ladies - LMc]." It must have felt a little like a World Series game: "The Knickerbockers [who lost to the Gothams in June] came upon the ground with a determination to maintain the first rank among the Ball Clubs."</p>
<p>The Knicks won, 21-7, in only five innings. The <u>Spirit</u> tabulated the rivals' history of all seven games played since July 1853. The Knicks won 4, lost 2, and tied one [12-12 in 12 innings; Peverelly, pages 16 and 21, says that darkness interceded]. The longest contest went 16 innings [a Gothams home victory on 6/30/1854], and the shortest was the current one. <u>Spirit of the Times</u>, Volume 25, number 32 (Saturday, September 22, 1855), page 373 [first page of 9/22 issue], column 3. Facsimile provided by Craig Waff, September 2008.</p>
<p>The Knicks won, 21-7, in only five innings. The <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Spirit</span> tabulated the rivals' history of all seven games played since July 1853, listed below. The Knicks won 4, lost 2 (both losses at Red House), and tied one [12-12 in 12 innings; [Peverelly, pages 16 and 21, says that darkness interceded]. The longest contest went 16 innings [a Gothams home victory on 6/30/1854], and the shortest was the current one.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The three-year rivalry:</p>
<p>7/14/53, EFields; Knicks 21-12, 6 innings</p>
<p>10/14/53, Red House; Knicks 21-14, 9 i</p>
<p>6/30/54, RH; Gothams 21-16, 16 i</p>
<p>9/23/54, EF; Knicks 24-13, 9 i</p>
<p>10/26/54, RH; Tied 12-12, 12 i</p>
<p>6/1/55, RH; Gothams 21-12, 11 i</p>
<p>9/13/55, EF; Knicks 21-7, 5 i</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
|Sources=<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Spirit of the Times</span>, Volume 25, number 32 (Saturday, September 22, 1855), page 373 [first page of 9/22 issue], column 3.</p>
|Comment=<p>Craig Waff reported that, as far as he could tell, this was the first game in which the size of the assembled crowd was reported.</p>
|Submitted by=Craig Waff
|Submission Note=Facsimiles provided September 2008.  Further email, 10/26/2008.
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Year Number=21
|Has Supplemental Text=No
}}
}}

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Spirit Eyes Three-Year Knicks-Gothams Rivalry

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The Spirit of the Times gave more than perfunctory coverage to the September match-up between the Knickerbockers and Gothams at Elysian Fields on Thursday, September 13. The box score remains rudimentary [only runs scores are listed for the two lineups], but the reports notes that there were "about 1000 spectators, including many ladies, who manifested the utmost excitement, but kept admirable order [gee, thanks, ladies - LMc]." It must have felt a little like a World Series game: "The Knickerbockers [who lost to the Gothams in June] came upon the ground with a determination to maintain the first rank among the Ball Clubs."

The Knicks won, 21-7, in only five innings. The Spirit tabulated the rivals' history of all seven games played since July 1853, listed below. The Knicks won 4, lost 2 (both losses at Red House), and tied one [12-12 in 12 innings; [Peverelly, pages 16 and 21, says that darkness interceded]. The longest contest went 16 innings [a Gothams home victory on 6/30/1854], and the shortest was the current one. 

The three-year rivalry:

7/14/53, EFields; Knicks 21-12, 6 innings

10/14/53, Red House; Knicks 21-14, 9 i

6/30/54, RH; Gothams 21-16, 16 i

9/23/54, EF; Knicks 24-13, 9 i

10/26/54, RH; Tied 12-12, 12 i

6/1/55, RH; Gothams 21-12, 11 i

9/13/55, EF; Knicks 21-7, 5 i

 

Sources

Spirit of the Times, Volume 25, number 32 (Saturday, September 22, 1855), page 373 [first page of 9/22 issue], column 3.

Comment

Craig Waff reported that, as far as he could tell, this was the first game in which the size of the assembled crowd was reported.

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