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N.E.L. TAKES THE ALL-STAR GAME W/ EARLY RUNS
ALLEGHANY’S BLAKE PUTS IN M.V.P. PERFORMANCE

NEW YORK CITY (July 29, 1861) – The third N.B.B.O. All-Star Game took place in front of a crowd of 15,000+ on Monday afternoon & evening at the Elysian Fields. The Northeastern League came out on top of this year’s late-season classic thanks to early runs and excellent defense:

The N.E.L. started the scoring early with three runs in the second inning thanks to a Stanford Topps (Reading) run-scoring single and a two-run hit by Susquehanna superstar Willie Davis. One more run in the top of the third via Joe Blake (Allegheny) and that was effectively enough, as the N.Y.L. could only manage single runs in the fifth, sixth, & eighth.

Blake, who took over in the middle infield for Anderson MacGyver, was named All-Star Game M.V.P. after going 2/3 from the plate with a run, three R.B.I., and a stolen base. He was also a key part of an N.E.L. defense that did not commit a single error over the course of the game.

In a losing effort, Orange shortstop Edward Huntley was 2/4 with a run and Gotham catcher Wilbert Schrader was 2/3.