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PA Base Ball Moves Beyond Philadelphia

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"Base Ball Match. Harrisburg, August 21. - The first match game of base ball ever play in Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia, cam off here yesterday, between the Mountain Club of Altoona, and the Keystone Club of Harrisburg. It resulted in a victory for the latter."

PhiladelphiaInquirer, August 22, 1862. Accessed 5/20/2009 via subscription search. Harrisburg PA is in central PA, about 90 miles W of Philadelphia. Query: There were no prior games in Alleghany, later to become Pittsburg?

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