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Frederick Douglass Sees DC Game Between Colored Clubs.
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Tags | African AmericansAfrican Americans |
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City/State/Country: | Philadelphia, PA, US |
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Game | Base BallBase Ball |
Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
Holiday | |
Notables | Frederick Douglass |
Text | "FRED. DOUGLAS [sic] SEES A COLORED GAME. – The announcement that the Pythian, of Philadelphia, would play the Alert, of Washington, D.C. (both colored organizations) on the 16th inst., attracted quite a concourse of spectators to the grounds of the Athletic, Seventeenth street and Columbus avenue, Philadelphia. The game progressed finely until the beginning of the fifth innings, when a heavy shower of rain set in, compelling the umpire, Mr. E. H. Hayhurst, of the Athletic, to call [the] game. The score stood at the end of the fourth innings: Alert 21; Pythian, 18. The batting and fielding of both clubs were very good. Mr. Frederick Douglas was present and viewed the game from the reporters’ stand. His son is a member of the Alert. |
Sources | New York Clipper, July 13, 1867 |
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Submitted by | Gregory Christiano |
Submission Note | Email of 11/24/2013 |
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