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On the grassy plains of the Islip Grange, the Atlantic Base Ball Club joined the Flemington Neshanock and New York Gotham clubs in the first ever Islip Cup Tournament. This round-robin tournament brought together spectators and farmers from all around Long Island. In the initial match, the Flemington club took the lead on a balk in the 1st inning. Unfortunately, that was their only ace to tally that game. The Flemington lead was quickly erased as the Atlantic lead-off hitter TC used all his might and speed to round the bases for a home run. TC didn't stop there as he went a perfect 4 for 4 with 3 doubles and scored in each at bat. Dreambucket also swung the stick well with 2 doubles, and Butcher contributed 2 hits also. Pigtail and the Atlantic defense did not allow any more Flemington runners to score and the Atlantics went on to win by the score of 13-1.
In the 2nd match between the Flemington Neshanock and New York Gothams, a back and forth contest ensued. Each team took and lost the lead more then once leading to a tie game at 6 aces each entering the 10th frame. In the top of the 10th, the Gotham pitcher Bugsy was fatigued and hung a few too many hittable pitches as the Gotham defense could not stop a 6 run rally by the team from Jersey. Undeterred, the Gotham batters rallied to score 3 aces and attain runners on the bases. Alas, the Gothams could not plate any more runs and fell to the Flemington squad by the score of 12-9.
With losses by both the Flemington and Gotham teams, the Atlantic squad needed a victory over the Gotham Club in the third and final match to attain the coveted Islip Cup. A pitching matchup between the Atlantics Tree and Gothams Wickets promised for a entertaining game. Tree shook off a bit of rust to keep the Gothams to 7 aces, while Wickets had to face the gauntlet of Atlantic bats and held them to 18. For the Atlantics, TC and Willy Mo roped 4 hits each, while Toothpick and Dreambucket gathered 3 hits a piece.
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