HA Boardman to James Hugh Moffatt

St. Paul, Min

Monday Dec. 10/ 1900.

Mr. Jas. H. Moffatt Phila.

Dear Sir,

Please pardon my seeming neglect in not replying more promptly to yours of Nov. 26. I have been at work day & night & literally have had no time "to take my pen in hand." Upon rec't of your letter I thought I should be able to give you the particulars of at least two match games of

Cricket but in some way the record has been lost, probably because not posted in my Scrap Book but carelessly allowed to remain loose. I can only say in a general way that for one year, either '61 or '62, Base Ball was at a discount, being practically given up. A number of enthusiastic cricketers, the writer among them formed a club & so great was the interest taken in it that all of the ball players joined. Owing however to the larger number of men from N. Y., Brooklyn, Newark & other places where

Base Ball was [underlined: the] game, the latter resumed it's sway & again became the favorite.

Among my records I find the following in Base Ball:

At Princeton Sep't. 24. '62 Nassau - 22 Star (New Brunswick) - 16

[New Haven ?] Brunswick Oct. 11. '62 Nassau - 26 Star - 15

At Philadelphia May 22. '63 Athletic (of Phila) - 29 Nassau - 18

Phila May 23 / 63 Nassau - 20 Olympic (of Phila) - 14

At Princeton Sept 26 / 63. Nassau - 29 Athletics (of Phila) - 13

At Brooklyn Oct. '63. Nassau - 12 Excelsior (Brooklyn) - 11

Brooklyn Oct. '63 Nassau - 16 Star (Brooklyn) - 7

Brooklyn Oct. '63 Nassau - 13 Resolute (Brooklyn) - 9

Brooklyn Oct. '63 Nassau - 13 Atlantic (Brooklyn) - 18

In those days the Atlantic & Athletic Clubs were the leading clubs in the country. Trusting that these items may be of interest & use to you & regretting that I cannot furnish the particular information requested,

I am Your's very truly

H. A. Boardman.