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N.E.L. TAKES ALL-STAR GAME 6-3
SUSQUEHANNA’S WILLIE DAVIS TAKES HOME M.V.P. HONORS

NEW YORK CITY (Aug. 3, 1863) – The fifth National Base Ball Organization All-Star Game took place on Monday afternoon at the Elysian Fields, with the Northeastern League coming out on top 6-3 thanks to a four-run rally in the top of the seventh inning.

Starting lineups for game were as follows:

NORTHEASTERN LEAGUE

• Thomas Hines (P, Port Jersey), Joe Feuerstein (C, Portland), Maurice Thyne (1B, Cantabrigians), Leslie Arnett (2B, Merrimack Mills), Samuel Kessler (3B, Sons of the Ocean), Edward Donovan (LF, Port Jersey), Doc Matheson (CF, Sportsman’s), Konrad Jensen (RF, St. John’s)

NEW YORK LEAGUE

• Jim Creighton (P, Excelsior), Martin Elson (C, Utica), John Bateman (1B, Syracuse), Art Mauser (2B, Flour City), Joseph Dalton (3B, Gotham), Edward Huntley (SS, Orange), Nik Madsen (LF, Nassau Co.), Taliesin Buckley (CF, Gotham), James Hoyt (RF, Flour City)

Many of the All-Star starters struggled to put bat to ball – there were zero runs over the first five innings – so it was up to the All-Star reserves to decide which league would take home the bragging rights. Enter Susquehanna’s two-time Batsman of the Year Willie Davis, an awfully nice backup outfielder to have sitting on the bench waiting for his chance to shine. Davis entered the game for Konrad Jensen in the sixth inning and proceeded to hit two singles in three at-bats, capping off the N.E.L’s decisive four-run rally in the seventh inning with a two-run single. Davis also scored twice, and his efforts earned him the M.V.P. honor.

Attendance was 15,292, making All-Star Game V another successful afternoon for New York City charities, with $1,529.20 taken at the box office plus other donations. All in all, it was a wonderful afternoon for the sport of base ball.