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{{Ballgame | {{Ballgame | ||
|Name= | |Name=in Austin in February 1859 | ||
| | |Coordinates=30.267153, -97.7430608 | ||
|Entry Origin=Sabrpedia | |||
|Type of Date=Month | |Type of Date=Month | ||
| | |Date=1859/02/01 | ||
|Country=United States | |||
|State=TX | |||
|City=Austin | |City=Austin | ||
| | |Field=Grounds north of the Texas Capitol Bldg. | ||
|NY Rules=Doubtful | |NY Rules=Doubtful | ||
|Description=<p>The Austin Southern Intelligencer, February 23, 1859, reported | |Description=<p>The Austin Southern Intelligencer, February 23, 1859, reported “a real old fashioned game of base or town ball” being played in Austin, on the prairie north of the Capitol. The teams made up mostly of government and store clerks, with fifteen men on a side. From the context, it appears the game played was probably town-ball or some predecessor game, as the writer of the article said the game reminded him of the ball game he played as a youth, and that there were 15 men on a side.</p> | ||
</p><p> | <p> </p> | ||
</p> | |Sources=<p>Austin Southern Intelligencer, February 23, 1859</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>Austin Southern Intelligencer, February 23, 1859 | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
</p> | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|Players Locality=Local | |Players Locality=Local | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 05:36, 12 April 2020
| Date of Game | February 1859 |
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| Location | Austin, TX, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Field | Grounds north of the Texas Capitol Bldg. |
| Home Team | Add Club Page |
| Away Team | Add Club Page |
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| NY Rules | Doubtful |
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| Description | The Austin Southern Intelligencer, February 23, 1859, reported “a real old fashioned game of base or town ball” being played in Austin, on the prairie north of the Capitol. The teams made up mostly of government and store clerks, with fifteen men on a side. From the context, it appears the game played was probably town-ball or some predecessor game, as the writer of the article said the game reminded him of the ball game he played as a youth, and that there were 15 men on a side.
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| Sources | Austin Southern Intelligencer, February 23, 1859 |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| First in Location | |
| Players Locality | Local |
| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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