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Thursday, May 11, 2023

The Old Ball Game

 

May 20, 1899, Appleton Post-Crescent

Menasha fans were crying in their respective beers after this showing.  But I just love the language of 1899, referring to the Menasha team as "ball tossers" and remarking that Appleton " gained some good practice."   Not the usual sports banter in a sports report we've become accustomed to, which would actually highlight the action.  Having the score by innings was nice but a little more info would have been helpful...maybe a traditional box score?  

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