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|Location=Greater New York City,  
|Location=Greater New York City,
|Country=USA
|Country=USA
|State=NY
|State=NY
|City=NYC
|City=NYC
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<p>"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.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"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.&nbsp;</p>
|Sources=<p><em>New York sunday Mercury,&nbsp;</em>March 18, 1860</p>
|Sources=<p><em>New York sunday Mercury,&nbsp;</em>March 18, 1860</p>
|Submitted by=Bob Tholkes
|Submission Note=3/18/2014
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Has Supplemental Text=No
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Fly Game Again Swatted Down

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Post-Knickerbocker Rule Changes
Location Greater New York City
City/State/Country: NYC, NY, USA
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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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. 

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New York sunday Mercury, March 18, 1860

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Submitted by Bob Tholkes
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