Olympic Club of Macon v Olympic Club of Macon on 11 February 1860
| Date of Game | Saturday, February 11, 1860 |
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| Location | Macon, GA, United States |
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| Home Team | Olympic Club of Macon |
| Away Team | Olympic Club of Macon |
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| Description | From Protoball Entry #1860.58 – Many Tackle the New Game in Macon, But a Few Secede In early 1860, the Olympic Club of Macon GA played a series of intramural games, most apparently while trying to follow Association rules. The Macon Weekly Telegraph recorded five [and another that may be misdated] games in February and March, each with a box score showing modern defensive positions. However, defection was in the air: "A number of gentlemen are about to form another base ball club, the game to be played after fashion in the South twenty years ago, when old field schools [school fields, maybe?] were the scenes of trial and activity and rosy cheeked girls were the umpires." Macon Telegraph, March 12, 1860. All seven articles were accessed via subscription search, May 20-21, 2009. Macon GA is in central Georgia, about 80 miles SE of Atlanta. NOTE -- As of October 2012, we are designating this game as the first played in Georgia. |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| First in Location | GA |
| Players Locality | Local |
| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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