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|Text=<p>"Baltimore became a great center of the baseball in the very early days of the game.  The Excelsiors were in the field in 1857, the Waverlys in 1858, and the Baltimores in 1859.  Another club disputed the latter's right to the [club name], and a game played for the name the first formed club won."</p>
|Text=<p>"Baltimore became a great center of the baseball in the very early days of the game.  The Excelsiors were in the field in 1857, the Waverlys in 1858, and the Baltimores in 1859.  Another club disputed the latter's right to the [club name], and a game played for the name the first formed club won."</p>
<p>George V. Tuohey, "The Story of Baseball," <u>The Scrap Book</u> Volume 1, July, 1906 (Munsey, New York, 1906), page 442.  Accessed 2/16/10 via Google Books search ("baltimores in 1859").  <b>Query:</b>  Does this history fit known facts now?  <b>Note:</b> The first club was formed in direct homage to the Excelsiors of New York.</p>
<p>George V. Tuohey, "The Story of Baseball," <u>The Scrap Book</u> Volume 1, July, 1906 (Munsey, New York, 1906), page 442.  Accessed 2/16/10 via Google Books search ("baltimores in 1859").  <b>Query:</b>  Does this history fit known facts now?  <b>Note:</b> The first club was formed in direct homage to the Excelsiors of New York.</p>

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"Baltimore became a great center of the baseball in the very early days of the game. The Excelsiors were in the field in 1857, the Waverlys in 1858, and the Baltimores in 1859. Another club disputed the latter's right to the [club name], and a game played for the name the first formed club won."

George V. Tuohey, "The Story of Baseball," The Scrap Book Volume 1, July, 1906 (Munsey, New York, 1906), page 442. Accessed 2/16/10 via Google Books search ("baltimores in 1859"). Query: Does this history fit known facts now? Note: The first club was formed in direct homage to the Excelsiors of New York.

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