Eckford Club of Brooklyn v Gothams Club of New York on 12 August 1859

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Date of Game	Friday, August 12, 1859
Location	South Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, United States
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Home Team	Eckford Club of Brooklyn
Away Team	Gothams Club of New York
Score	17 - 10
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Description	(home-and-home game) (NYT: “The well-known reputation of both Clubs in base ball circles drew a large number of persons to witness the contest.”)
Sources	(1) “Base Ball: Gotham, of New York, vs. Eckford, of Greenpoint,” NYT, vol. 8, no. 2465 (15 Aug 1859), p. 5, col. 1 (2) “Eckford vs. Gotham, NYC, vol. 7, no. 19 (27 Aug 1859), p. 149, col. [xx] (3) Peverelly, pp. 22 & 73 [latter page dates it 2 May] (4) Wright, pp. 32 & 35
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Found by	Craig Waff
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Entry Origin Url	http://protoball.org/Games Tab:Greater New York City#date1859-8-12
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