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Writing the rules didn't help the Knickerbockers in the first known competitive game between two clubs under the new rules, played at Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey on June 19, 1846.

The self-styled " New York Nine " humbled the Knickerbockers by a score of 23 to 1.

Nevertheless, the Knickerbocker Rules were rapidly adopted by teams in the New York area and their version of baseball became known as the " New York Game " ( as opposed to the " Massachusetts Game ", played by clubs in the Boston area ).