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He Played While Lincoln Watched

This is Cornelius Savage who has the distinction of having played baseball in the backyard of the White House with President Lincoln as a spectator. Mr. Savage was born in New York and he remembers many details of the life of the great president.

On one occasion President Lincoln intervened on behalf of several boys who were ordered to stop playing ball on the White House grounds by the public building officer. The gentleman above happened to be one of the boys. 8/11/21