Excelsior Club of South Brooklyn v Empire Club of New York on 14 September 1859

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Date of Game	Wednesday, September 14, 1859
Location	Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ, United States
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Field	Elysian Fields
Home Team	Excelsior Club of South Brooklyn
Away Team	Empire Club of New York
Score	25 - 20
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Description	(NYT: “A large number of people were on the ground to witness the trial between these excellent clubs.”)
Sources	(1) “Sporting News: [B]ase Ball: Excelsior, of Brooklyn, vs. Empire, of New-York,” NYT, vol. 8, no. 2492 (15 Sep 1859), p. 8, col. 3 (2) “New York vs. Brooklyn—Empire vs. Excelsior,” NYC, vol. 7, no. 23 (24 Sep 1859), p. 178, col. [xx] (3) “New York vs. Brooklyn,” WSOT, vol. 1, no. 3 (24 Sep 1859), p. 37, col. [xx] [TBI; NOT YET SEEN] (4) Peverelly, pp. 30 & 56 (5) Wright, pp. 31 & 34
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Found by	Craig Waff
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Entry Origin Url	http://protoball.org/Games Tab:Greater New York City#date1859-9-14
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