1857.14
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Sunrise Base Ball
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Location | Greater New York CityGreater New York City |
City/State/Country: | Brooklyn, NY, US |
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Game | Base BallBase Ball |
Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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Text | "The Nassau and Charter Oak clubs scheduled three games at 5 a.m. in Brooklyn, apparently to impress players and spectators that 'there is a cheaper and better way to health than to pay doctor's bills.'"
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Sources | Carl Wittke, "Baseball in its Adolescence," Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Quarterly, Volume 61, no. 2, April 1952, page 119. Wittke cites Porter's Spirit, July 4, 1857 as his source. |
Warning | Wittke took liberties with, or misunderstood, his source. The remark quoted in Porter's referred to the morning practice hours of the clubs, not to games. |
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Submission Note | Warning submitted by Robert Tholkes 10/27/2013 |
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1857.14 Sunrise Base Ball"
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