1840.22: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Add review flag) |
No edit summary |
||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Chronology Entry | {{Chronology Entry | ||
|Year=1840 | |||
|Year Number=22 | |||
|Headline=CT and MA Teams Match Up for Five Games of Wicket | |Headline=CT and MA Teams Match Up for Five Games of Wicket | ||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Text=<p>"WICKET BALL - The ball players of this city [Hartford CT] met with those of Granville Mass. [about 12 miles east of Springfield] in accordance with a challenge from the latter . . . on Wednesday last, for the purpose of trying their skill at the game of 'Wicket.' | |Text=<p>"WICKET BALL - The ball players of this city [Hartford CT] met with those of Granville Mass. [about 12 miles east of Springfield] in accordance with a challenge from the latter . . . on Wednesday last, for the purpose of trying their skill at the game of 'Wicket.' The sides were made up of 25 men each, and the arrangement was to play nine games, but the Hartford players beating them five times in succession, the game was considered fairly decided, and the remaining four games were not played." Then th e two sides shared dinner.</p> | ||
<p>< | <p><em>Pittsfield </em><em>Sun,</em> Sunday, July 2, 1840; reprinted from the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hartford Times</span><em>.</em> Provided by Richard Hershberger, 6/19/2007. <strong>Note:</strong> It may be that the match was a best-of-nine set of games to a specified number of runs. Was this arrangement common in wicket?</p> | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 09:20, 7 April 2016
 |
| Prominent Milestones |
| Misc BB Firsts |
| Add a Misc BB First |
| About the Chronology |
| Tom Altherr Dedication |
| Add a Chronology Entry |
| Open Queries |
| Open Numbers |
| Most Aged |
CT and MA Teams Match Up for Five Games of Wicket
| Salience | Noteworthy |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | [[{{{Country}}}]] |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | |
| Immediacy of Report | |
| Age of Players | |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| Text | "WICKET BALL - The ball players of this city [Hartford CT] met with those of Granville Mass. [about 12 miles east of Springfield] in accordance with a challenge from the latter . . . on Wednesday last, for the purpose of trying their skill at the game of 'Wicket.' The sides were made up of 25 men each, and the arrangement was to play nine games, but the Hartford players beating them five times in succession, the game was considered fairly decided, and the remaining four games were not played." Then th e two sides shared dinner. Pittsfield Sun, Sunday, July 2, 1840; reprinted from the Hartford Times. Provided by Richard Hershberger, 6/19/2007. Note: It may be that the match was a best-of-nine set of games to a specified number of runs. Was this arrangement common in wicket? |
| Sources | |
| Warning | |
| Comment | Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| External Number | |
| Submitted by | |
| Submission Note | |
| Has Supplemental Text |
1840.22 CT and MA Teams Match Up for Five Games of Wicket"
Comments
<comments voting="Plus" />