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Whigs 81, Loco Focos 10 in "Political" Contest

Salience	Noteworthy
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City/State/Country:	Ogdensburg, NY, US
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Game	Bass BallBass Ball
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	AdultAdult
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Text	"A matched, political game of bass Ball came off in this village on Friday last.  Twelve Whigs on one side, and twelve Loco Focos on the other.  Rules of the game, one knock and catch out, each one out for himself, each side one inns.  The Whigs counted 81 and the Locos 10.  The game passed off very pleasantly, and our political opponents, we must say, bore the defeat admirably."
Sources	Frontier Sentinel, April 23, 1844, page 3, column 1.
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Comment	The Frontier Sentinel was published 1844-1847 in Ogdensburg (St. Lawrence County) NY. Ogdensburg [1853 population "about 6500"] is about 60 miles down [NE] of the St. Lawrence River from Lake Ontario.  It is about 60 miles south of Ottawa, about 120 miles north of Syracuse, and about 125 miles SW (upriver) from Montreal.   Edit with form to add a comment
Query	Comment is welcome on the meaning of the rule descriptions for this 12-player game. "One knock and catch out?"  Could this define one-out-side-out innings?  Or that ticks were outs if caught behind the batter? Or something else? "Each one out for himself?"  Could batters continue in the batting order only until retired? "Each side one inns?"  The Whigs made 81 "counts" in a single inning?  Edit with form to add a query
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Submitted by	Tom Shieber, 4/24/2015
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1844.15 Whigs 81, Loco Focos 10 in "Political" Contest"

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