Fairmount Park

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Location	Philadelphia, PA, United States
Modern Address	Fairmount Park
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Description	On the Schuylkill River. Site of the 1876 Centennial Exposition. In the 1870s the Central HS club played there. See Edmonds, "History of the Central High School of Philadelphia" p. 253 for a description. The New York Clipper, May 24, 1862, lists the home grounds of various Philadelphia clubs. The Athletic, Franklin, Niagara and Roanoke are based at Fairmount.
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice

Clubs

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Games

Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1862-07-22	Philadelphia		PA	Equity Club of Philadelphia	Equity Club of Philadelphia	18 - 17		Craig Waff
Ballgame	1863-05-30	Philadelphia		PA	Athletic Jr. Club of Philadelphia	Minerva Base Ball Club of Philadelphia	18 - 4		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1864-06-22	Philadelphia		PA	Neptune Club of Philadelphia	Eureka Club of Camden	31 - 18		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-05-13	Philadelphia		PA	Rialto Club of Philadelphia	Resolute Club of Philadelphia	24 - 38		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-05-24	Philadelphia		PA	Hamilton Jr. Club of Philadelphia	Neptune Club of Philadelphia	9 - 30		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-05-31	Philadelphia		PA	Hamilton Jr. Club of Philadelphia	Neptune Club of Philadelphia	30 - 9		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-06-15	Philadelphia		PA	Atlantic Club of Philadelphia	Independent Club of Philadelphia	25 - 14		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-06-23	Philadelphia		PA	Rialto Club of Philadelphia	Atlantic Club of Philadelphia	24 - 21		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-07-13	Philadelphia		PA	Excelsior Club of Philadelphia	Eagle Club of Philadelphia	72 - 6		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-07-14	Philadelphia		PA	Ontario Club of Philadelphia	Atlantic Club of Philadelphia	25 - 19		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-07-20	Philadelphia		PA	Perseverance Club of Philadelphia	Washington Club of Philadelphia	33 - 28		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-08-03	Philadelphia		PA	Washington Club of Philadelphia	Malvern Club of Philadelphia	29 - 20		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-08-04	Philadelphia		PA	Excelsior Club of Philadelphia	National Club of Philadelphia	51 - 22		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-08-17	Philadelphia		PA	Excelsior Club of Philadelphia	Wyoming Club of Philadelphia	26 - 11		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-08-23	Philadelphia		PA	Malvern Club of Philadelphia	Grant Club of Philadelphia	39 - 20		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-08-30	Philadelphia		PA	Ontario Club of Philadelphia	Atlantic Club of Philadelphia	22 - 13		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-08-30	Philadelphia		PA	Excelsior Club of Philadelphia	Ottawa Club of Philadelphia	76 - 13		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-09-06	Philadelphia		PA	Reliance Club of Philadelphia	Minerva Club of Philadelphia	20 - 14		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-09-07	Philadelphia		PA	Expert Club of Philadelphia	Excelsior Club of Philadelphia	13 - 40		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-09-15	Philadelphia		PA	Energetic Club of Philadelphia	Rialto Club of Philadelphia	13 - 27		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-09-22	Philadelphia		PA	Resolute Club of Philadelphia	Oneida Club of Philadelphia	8 - 47		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-09-30	Philadelphia		PA	United Club of Philadelphia	Dirago Club of Philadelphia	28 - 16		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-09-30	Philadelphia		PA	Active Club of Philadelphia	Continental Club of Philadelphia			Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-10-07	Philadelphia		PA	Pawnee Club of Philadelphia	Monitor Club of Philadelphia			Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-10-10	Philadelphia		PA	Mutual Club of Philadelphia	Malvern Club of Philadelphia	48 - 32		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-10-16	Philadelphia		PA	Oneida Club of Philadelphia	Reliance Club of Philadelphia	76 - 15		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-10-21	Philadelphia		PA	Oriental Club of Philadelphia	Friendship Club of Philadelphia	27 - 9		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-11-06	Philadelphia		PA	Excelsior Club of Philadelphia	Franklin Club of Philadelphia	22 - 16		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-11-11	Philadelphia		PA	Ashland Club of Philadelphia	Utica Club of Philadelphia	29 - 21		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-11-17	Philadelphia		PA	Malvern Club of Philadelphia	Chaska Club of Philadelphia	15 - 13		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-11-20	Philadelphia		PA	Magnolia Club of Philadelphia	Quickstep Club of Philadelphia	18 - 11		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-11-29	Philadelphia		PA	Gotham Club of Philadelphia	Mercantile Club of Philadelphia	21 - 24		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-11-30	Philadelphia		PA	Ashland Club of Philadelphia	Utica Club of Philadelphia			Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-12-02	Philadelphia		PA	Pawnee Club of Philadelphia	Altoona Club of Philadelphia			Bob Tholkes

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