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Fly Game Again Swatted Down

Salience	Noteworthy
Tags	Post-Knickerbocker Rule ChangesPost-Knickerbocker Rule Changes
Location	Greater New York CityGreater New York City
City/State/Country:	NYC, NY, United States
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Game	Base BallBase Ball
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	AdultAdult
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Text	For the fourth year in a row, the NABBP convention of March, 1860, rejected the adoption of the "fly game"; batters could still be put out by catching their hits on the first bound: "The yeas and nays were then called for by Mr. Brown, and seconded by a sufficient number of others (four) to necessitate the taking of the vote in that manner. The vote was then taken, with the following result: Ayes, 37, nays, 55.
Sources	New York sunday Mercury, March 18, 1860
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Submitted by	Bob Tholkes
Submission Note	3/18/2014
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1860.72 Fly Game Again Swatted Down"

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