Georgia Minstrels music troupe v St. Kilda Baseball Club in June 1879: Difference between revisions
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|Name=Georgia Minstrels music troupe v St. Kilda Baseball Club in 1879 | |Name=Georgia Minstrels music troupe v St. Kilda Baseball Club in June 1879 | ||
|Coordinates=-37.8136276, 144.9630576 | |Coordinates=-37.8136276, 144.9630576 | ||
|Entry Origin=Sabrpedia | |Entry Origin=Sabrpedia | ||
|Entry Origin Url= | |Entry Origin Url= | ||
|Type of Date= | |Type of Date=Month | ||
|Date=1879/ | |Date=1879/06/01 | ||
|Date Note= | |Date Note= | ||
|Country=Australia | |Country=Australia | ||
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|Borough= | |Borough= | ||
|City=Melbourne | |City=Melbourne | ||
|Field= | |Field=St. Kilda Cricket grounds | ||
|Modern Address= | |Modern Address= | ||
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|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
|Comment=<p>This minstrel group | |Comment=<p>This minstrel group is the Hicks (later, Hicks-Sawyer) "negro" minstrel troupe, which toured Australia and New Zealand in 1878-79 and 1888-89, and had its own baseball team. They played several games against the St. Kilda BBC, usually at the St. Kilda cricket grounds. See The Melbourne <em>Age</em>, June 14, 21, 23, 28, July 5, 28, 1879; St. Kilda <em>Telegraph</em>, July 26, 1879. The latter says that in a game the Saturday before, the result was a 37-37 tie. [ba]</p> | ||
|Query= | |Query= | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |||
|Submission Note= | |Submission Note= | ||
|Entered by= | |Entered by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|First in Location= | |First in Location= | ||
|First in Location Note= | |First in Location Note= | ||
Revision as of 07:08, 9 February 2021
| Date of Game | June 1879 |
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| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Modern Address | |
| Field | St. Kilda Cricket grounds |
| Home Team | Add Club Page Georgia Minstrels music troupe |
| Away Team | St. Kilda Baseball Club |
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| NY Rules | Yes |
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| Description | "[in 1879] baseball games were organized in Melbourne when the St. Kilda Baseball Club wanted to give some competition to a touring American Negro music troupe, the Georgia Minstrels." Joseph Clark, Australia: Baseball Down Under, in G. Gmelch, Baseball Without Borders (U Nebraska Press, 2006), page 291. |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | This minstrel group is the Hicks (later, Hicks-Sawyer) "negro" minstrel troupe, which toured Australia and New Zealand in 1878-79 and 1888-89, and had its own baseball team. They played several games against the St. Kilda BBC, usually at the St. Kilda cricket grounds. See The Melbourne Age, June 14, 21, 23, 28, July 5, 28, 1879; St. Kilda Telegraph, July 26, 1879. The latter says that in a game the Saturday before, the result was a 37-37 tie. [ba] Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
| Submission Note | |
| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
| First in Location | |
| Players Locality | Local |
| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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