Base Ball for Charity
A charity baseball match with players swapping positions between the Mutuals and Atlantics, played to benefit the family of a deceased attaché.
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The Cairo Bulletin · July 20, 1873 · Page 1
1 min readNEW YORK, July 19.
A game of base ball for the benefit of the family of an attaché, was played to-day between the Mutuals and Atlantics. The two nines exchanged their catchers and pitchers for the game, and the Atlantics won the game, 9 to 0.
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