Alert Club of Washington v Unique Club of Chicago in September 1871

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Date of Game	September 1871
Location	Washington, DC, United States
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Home Team	Alert Club of Washington
Away Team	Unique Club of Chicago
Score	24 - 18
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Innings	8
Number of Players	9
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NY Rules	Yes
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Description	The Unique Base Ball Club of Chicago, a colored club that has gained considerable notoriety in the West as base ball players are now on a tour for the championship. They arrived in Washington last week and on Monday met and defeated the Alerts, by a score of 24 to 18. On Tuesday they met the Mutuals (thus far champions), and were terribly worsted, the score standing at close of eighth innings - Mutuals 33; Unique 11...
Sources	New York Clipper September 23, 1871
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Comment	Any indication as to why the second game report for this African American club cites a score for 8 innings? Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Greg Christiano
Submission Note	Email, 2/3/2014
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