“He opened the last half inning by a clean home run, bringing in another man with him.” “The Championship: The Match Game Yesterday Won by the Capital by a Score of 51 to 26,” Illinois State Journal, August 11, 1866, p4
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“He opened the last half inning by a clean home run, bringing in another man with him.” “The Championship: The Match Game Yesterday Won by the Capital by a Score of 51 to 26,” Illinois State Journal, August 11, 1866, p4