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Newark Club Hosts First Known Modern Base Ball Match in NJ
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City/State/Country: | Newark, NJ, United States |
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Text | A Newark club defeated the (NJ) Olympic Club in July 1855 at the club's grounds in Newark. “The first match in New Jersey … some very spirited play on the part of the Newark club, …”) |
Sources | [1] "New-Jersey Base Ball, NYDT, July 18, 1855 [2] "Base Ball: Newark vs Olympic Club, Spirit of the Times, July 21, 1855 [3] "The Newark and Olympic Clubs, NYC {?}, July 1855. See also https://protoball.org/Club_of_Newark |
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For context, see also -- See https://protoball.org/Games_Tab:Greater_New_York_City#1855 https://protoball.org/Club_of_Newark, which includes 21 of the club's games, 1855-1864 item 1855.35 New Jersey Club Comes Over to the NY Gameitem 1855.36 African American Clubs Play in NJitem 1855.40First Jr. Base Ball Club Founded
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Query | [] Can we add any details, or context, for this early game? [] Do we know whether it was played by Knick rules, in fact? Edit with form to add a query |
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Submitted by | Craig Waff |
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