First Prep School Interscholastic Play

Pre-pro Baseball

Bloomfield, NJ Firsts, Games, Clubs, Fields, Predecessor Games Greater New York City Firsts, Games, Clubs, Fields, Predecessor Games NJ Firsts, Games, Clubs, Fields, Predecessor Games United States Firsts, Games, Clubs, Fields, Predecessor Games

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Date	1858
Location	Bloomfield, NJ, United States
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Description	Bloomfield Township in New Jersey (borders Newark) was the home to three-four private boarding schools before the Civil War.  Newark newspapers contain accounts of two of three match games played between two of the schools thus making this an instance of early base ball play between schools
Sources	19cbb post by John Zinn, July 15, 2012
Source Image	[[Image:|left|thumb]]
Has Source On Hand	No
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Submitted by	Bob Tholkes
Submission Note	2/22/2015

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