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Year Created: 1860
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Figure 1 (John Bell): Speech Bubble Text: It appears to me very singular that we three should strike “foul” and be “put out” while old Abe made such a “good lick.” Belt Text: Union Club | Bat Text: Fusion
Figure 2 (Stephen Douglas): Speech Bubble Text: That’s because he had that confounded rail to strike with, I thought our fusion would be a “short stop” to his career. Belt Text: Little Giant | Bat Text: Non Intervention
Figure 3 (John Breckinridge): Speech Bubble Text: I guess I’d better leave for Kentucky for I smell something strong around here and begin to think that we are completely “skunk’d.” Belt Text: Nat. Dem. Club | Bat Text: Slavery Extension
Figure 4 (Abraham Lincoln): Speech Bubble Text: Gentlemen, if any of you should ever take a hand in another match at this game, remember that you must have “a good bat” and strike a “fair ball” to make a “clean score” & a “home run.” Belt Text: Wide Awake | Bat Text: Equal Rights and Free Territory
Source: “Probably after Louis Maurer: The National Game. Three ‘Outs’ and One ‘Run’ – Abraham Winning the Ball.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1 Jan. 1860, www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/850670.
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