Western Empire Base Ball Club of Springfield

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Nick Name	Western Empire Club
Earliest Known Date	Thursday, April 9, 1868
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Location	Springfield, MO, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Sources	A very interesting Match Game of Base Ball was played between the Western Empires and the Springfield Clubs, of this city, on last Saturday. The challenge was by the Springfield Club, and the game for silver Ball held by the Western Empire. The playing was unusually good and showed that both Clubs are first class players. The contest resulted, however, in a handsome victory for the Western Empire Club. The victors bore their honors with becoming grace, and in the evening gave a fine supper, at the Lyon House, to their vanquished friends. The Springfield Band was in attendance and enlivened the occasion with the best of music. All parties seemed to enjoy the socialities of the evening hugely, and after the supper, many speeches, and much wine, the party dispersed with the general understand that match games of Base Ball are good things, however they result. -Missouri Weekly Patriot (Springfield, Mo.), April 9, 1868
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Comment	The score of the match was 62-42.  Also, there is a reference to an Empire Club playing in Springfield in August of 1867 but it's unknown if this is the same club as the Western Empires.  It's possible that it's the Empire Club of Sedalia.     Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Jeffrey Kittel
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Entered by	Jeffrey Kittel
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