Bethany Colored Apes

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Nick Name	Bethany Colored Apes
Earliest Known Date	Saturday, September 9, 1876
Last Known Game
Location	Bethany, TN, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	The Bethany Colored Apes are mentioned in the September 14, 1876 issue of the Pulaski Citizen, along with the Bunker Hill Colored Flys, the Elkton Colored Monks, and the Pulaski Colored Rifles. They played at Elkton, TN. The text mentions that they were previously known as the Colored Bengal Tigers. "The Bethany colored Apes and the Bunker Hill colored Flys played two games of Base ball at Elkton last Saturday, resulting in 27 to 6 and 20 to 14, respectively, in favor of the Apes. A game was then played betwen the Elkton colored Monks and the colored Flys, resulting in victory for the latter by a score of 16 to 6. This was the first game ever won by the Flys and they were cheered lustily. A game was then played between the colored Apes and the colored Monks, resulting in victory for the Apes by a score of 13 to 3. The Apes boast that they have never been beaten except by the Pulaski colored Rifles. The colored Apes then went by the name of the colored Bengal Tigers we believe."
Sources	[Untitled]. The Pulaski Citizen. 14 Sept. 1876: 1. Chronicling America Web. 3 Feb. 2014. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85033964/1876-09-14/ed-1/seq-3/
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Comment	There are multiple locations in Tennessee with the name "Bethany." The location in East Tennessee is the best choice. Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Christopher Ryland
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Entered by	Christopher Ryland
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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1876	2 Played	2 Won	0 Lost	0 Tied

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Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1876-09-09	Elkton, Giles Co.		TN	Bethany Colored Apes	Bunker Hill Colored Flys	20 - 14		Christopher Ryland
Ballgame	1876-09-09	Elkton, Giles Co.		TN	Elkton Colored Monks	Bethany Colored Apes	6 - 16	Elkton, Giles Co., TN	Christopher Ryland

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