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The Fairplay Base Ball Club of Talbot County traveled up from Maryland for a road-trip weekend of vintage base ball. Their first stop was Smithtown, New York to take on the Atlantics. The Atlantic offense started off strong with 5 aces tallied in the top half of the first capped by a Flash homerun over the centerfield fence. From there on out the Fairplays and Atlantics played a balanced game with the Atlantics taking the 10-4 victory. TC, Shakespeare, Toothpick, Wildhorse, Hammy and Flash all contributed two hits to the Atlantic offense. The Atlantic defense in keeping with our mission statement of teaching vintage base ball supplied Talbot leftfielder Moonlight with a first hand lesson on the intricacies of the Hidden Ball Trick. Atlantic Captain Hammy was on a similar train of thought as he provided a tutorial on the incorrect method of sliding into third that required the local ambulatory wagon.
The second match, also an 1864 event, featured the Wildhorse show, as George Ferchland compiled 4 hits, 3 aces and pitched a complete game 18-10 victory. TC and Butcher were right behind him with 3 hits and 2 aces a piece.
The Atlantics and Fairplays will meet again July 9th in Easton, Maryland.
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