1858.49

Nation Plays Nation - Senecas and Tuscaroras Have an Inter-tribal Game of Base Ball?

Salience	Noteworthy
Tags
Location	Western New YorkWestern New York
City/State/Country:	Buffalo, NY, United States
Modern Address
Game	Base BallBase Ball
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	AdultAdult
Holiday
Notables
Text	"At 2 o'clock a grand annual National Base Ball play, on the [county fair] ground, for a purse of $50, between the Tuscarora and the Seneca tribes of Indians."
Sources	Buffalo Daily Courier, September 22, 1858, reporting on the schedule of the Erie County agricultural exhibition. Posted to the 19CBB listserve [date?] by Richard Hershberger.
Warning
Comment	Richard Hershberger adds: "I usually interpret the word 'national' in this era to mean the New York game." He asks if inter-tribal play was common then. Erie County includes Buffalo. Edit with form to add a comment
Query	So was inter-tribal play was common then? Edit with form to add a query
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External Number
Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Submission Note	Posting to 19CBB (date not recorded)
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