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Manly Games.—Contest Between the Eckford and Atlantic Base Ball Clubs

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  • Title: Manly Games.—Contest Between the Eckford and Atlantic Base Ball Clubs
  • Date: 16 September 1857
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: per.00757
  • Source: Brooklyn Daily Times, 16 September 1857: 3. Our transcription is based on a digital image of a microfilm scan of the original issue. Microfilm of original issue held at Pennsylvania State University Libraries. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the journalism, see our statement of editorial policy.
  • Editorial note: This piece is unsigned, as was the case for most of Whitman's journalism. However, this editorial is part of a series of texts that deal with a coherent theme that has been identified by the Whitman Archive journalism team as likely authored by Whitman. This decision is based on a combination of historical and (auto)biographical accounts, similarity to contemporary Whitman writings, a history of scholarly attribution, extant clippings retained by Whitman, computational stylometric analysis, and, in some cases, manuscript evidence in Whitman’s hand.
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  • Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Manly Games.—Contest Between the Eckford and Atlantic Base Ball Clubs." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 16 July 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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MANLY GAMES.—CONTEST BETWEEN THE ECKFORD AND ATLANTIC BASE BALL CLUBS.—

We are glad to perceive that our people are paying more attention than heretofore to the importance of invigorating exercise in the open air as a conservator of health. In this connection, we look upon the extensive introduction of the game of base-ball into the list of amusements among our young men as being in the highest degree beneficial. Every body who can spare the time and who have a due regard for their health, should join a Base-Ball club and partake of the salutary effects of that manly game.

Yesterday a game was played at the grounds of the Eckford Club, at the Manor House, between the "Eckfords" and the Atlantic Club, in which the latter were victorious. The following are the figures:

Atlantic. Eckford.
RUNS RUNS
M. O'Brien, p. . . . . . .4 3 P. Tostiven, 1st b. . . .4 2
I. Buger, c. . . . . . . . .4 2 M. Gray, field. . . . . . .5 1
J. Price, 1st b. . . . . .2 4 J. Grum, short. . . . . .1 4
A. Dayton, 2d b. . . . .2 4 A. Mills, field. . . . . . .4 0
K. Pierce, short. . . . .2 4 W. Logan, 3d b. . . . .4 1
A Boerum, 3d b. . . . .1 5 R. McVoy, pitcher. . .2 2
A. McMahon, field. . .5 1 H. Manolt, field. . . . .4 2
P. O'Brien, field. . . . .4 1 W. Webster, 2d b. . .4 2
T. Hamilton, field. . . .2 2 F. Pidgeon, catcher. .1 3
— —
26 17

Umpire for Atlantics—Q. Sniffin.

Umpire for Eckfords—H. Calkins.

Referee—Wm. Foster of the Baltic.

Runs for each innings—Atlantics 1st, 5; 2d, 0; 3d, 3; 4th, 5; 5th, 0; 6th, 6; 7th, 1; 8th, 3; 9th, 3. Eckfords 1st, 1; 2d, 4; 3d, 0; 4th, 5; 5th, 1; 6th, 1; 7th, 4; 8th, 1; 9th, 1.

The game was a very exciting one. There were a large number of spectators on the ground and great interest was manifested. The Eckfords did admirably well, considering that they are a young club, while the Atlantics are veterans in the sport and a "crack" club at that.

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