Manchester Alerts Club of Richmond v Westham Club of Sidney on 9 October 1866

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Date of Game	Tuesday, October 9, 1866
Location	Manchester, VA, United States
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Home Team	Manchester Alerts Club of Richmond
Away Team	Add Club Page Westham Club of Sidney
Score	62 - 52
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Innings	7 Called on account of darkness
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Description	A match game of base-ball was played on yesterday evening between the Westham Club, of Sidney, and the Manchester Alerts. Owing to the approach of darkness the game was called at the end of the seventh inning. The score stood: Alerts 62, Westham 52. This is the second time the Manchester boys have defeated this club. After the game, the victors were served to a magnificent supper by the Sidney boys.
Sources	Richmond Daily Dispatch, 10 October 1866
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Comment	The only "Sidney" in greater Virginia is Sidney, West Virginia, which is at the extreme western end of the state on the Ohio border. This seems an unlikely home base for the visitors, especially since Westham is an unincorporated town in Henrico County just outside Richmond. Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Bill Hicklin
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Entered by	Bill Hicklin
First in Location	Manchester, VA
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