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{{Chronology Entry
{{Chronology Entry
|Year=1856
|Year Number=21
|Headline=Trenton Club Forms for "Invigorating Amusement"
|Headline=Trenton Club Forms for "Invigorating Amusement"
|Year=1856
|Salience=2
|Salience=2
|Location=New Jersey,
|Country=United States
|State=NJ
|City=Trenton
|Game=Base Ball
|Game=Base Ball
|Text=<p>"BASE BALL CLUB. - A number of gentlemen of this city have formed themselves into a club for the practice of the invigorating amusement of Base Ball. Their practicing ground is on the common east of the canal. We hope that this will be succeeded by a Cricket Club."</p>
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
<p>"Base Ball Club," <u>Trenton (NJ) State Gazette</u> (May 26, 1856) no page provided. Contributed by John Maurath, Missouri Civil War Museum at Historic Jefferson Barracks, 1/18/2008.  <b>Note:</b> Is this the first known NJ club well outside the NY metropolitan area?</p>
|Age of Players=Adult
|Text=<p>"BASE BALL CLUB. - A number of gentlemen of this city have formed themselves into a club for the practice of the invigorating amusement of Base Ball. Their practicing ground is on the common east of the canal. We hope that this will be succeeded by a Cricket Club."</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
|Sources=<p>"Base Ball Club,"&nbsp;<span>Trenton (NJ) State Gazette</span>&nbsp;(May 26, 1856) no page provided.</p>
|Query=<p>Is this the first known NJ club well outside the NY metropolitan area?</p>
|Submitted by=Contributed by John Maurath, Missouri Civil War Museum at Historic Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis
|Submission Note=1/18/2008.
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Coordinates=40.2170534, -74.7429384
}}
}}

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Trenton Club Forms for "Invigorating Amusement"

Salience Noteworthy
Location New Jersey
City/State/Country: Trenton, NJ, United States
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
Text

"BASE BALL CLUB. - A number of gentlemen of this city have formed themselves into a club for the practice of the invigorating amusement of Base Ball. Their practicing ground is on the common east of the canal. We hope that this will be succeeded by a Cricket Club."

 

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"Base Ball Club," Trenton (NJ) State Gazette (May 26, 1856) no page provided.

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Is this the first known NJ club well outside the NY metropolitan area?

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Submitted by Contributed by John Maurath, Missouri Civil War Museum at Historic Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis
Submission Note 1/18/2008.



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