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{{Chronology Entry
{{Chronology Entry
|Year=1857
|Year Number=21
|Headline=Buffalo NY Sees its First Club
|Headline=Buffalo NY Sees its First Club
|Year=1857
|Salience=2
|Salience=2
|Location=Western New York
|Location=Western New York
|Text=<p>"The first organized, uniform team was the Niagaras who played their first games in 1857 . . . . The Niagaras were, of course, strictly an amateur nine. They played their first games after 'choosing up' among themselves, and then [later] played matches against other Buffalo nines as they became organized"</p>
|Country=United States
<p>Overfield, Joseph, <u>100 Seasons of Buffalo Baseball</u> (Partner's Press, Kenmore NY, 1985), page 17. Overfield does not cite a source. Originally provided by Priscilla Astifan, email of 12/7/2007.<b>  Query:</b>  Can we determine Overfield's source?</p>
|State=NY
|City=Buffalo
|Age of Players=Adult
|Text=<p>"The first organized, uniform team was the Niagaras who played their first games in 1857 . . . . The Niagaras were, of course, strictly an amateur nine. They played their first games after 'choosing up' among themselves, and then [later] played matches against other Buffalo nines as they became organized"</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
|Sources=<p>Overfield, Joseph,&nbsp;<span>100 Seasons of Buffalo Baseball</span>&nbsp;(Partner's Press, Kenmore NY, 1985), page 17. Overfield does not cite a source.&nbsp;</p>
|Comment=<p>Per Peter Morris in&nbsp;<em>Base Ball Pioneers 1850-1870&nbsp;</em>(2012, p.101), the formation of the Niagaras was announced in the&nbsp;<em>Buffalo Express</em> on September 12, 1857.</p>
|Submitted by=Priscilla Astifan, email of 12/7/2007.
|Submission Note=Comment by Robert Tholkes 10/27/2013
|Reviewed=Yes
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Coordinates=42.8864468, -78.8783689
}}
}}

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City/State/Country: Buffalo, NY, United States
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"The first organized, uniform team was the Niagaras who played their first games in 1857 . . . . The Niagaras were, of course, strictly an amateur nine. They played their first games after 'choosing up' among themselves, and then [later] played matches against other Buffalo nines as they became organized"

 

Sources

Overfield, Joseph, 100 Seasons of Buffalo Baseball (Partner's Press, Kenmore NY, 1985), page 17. Overfield does not cite a source. 

Comment

Per Peter Morris in Base Ball Pioneers 1850-1870 (2012, p.101), the formation of the Niagaras was announced in the Buffalo Express on September 12, 1857.

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Submitted by Priscilla Astifan, email of 12/7/2007.
Submission Note Comment by Robert Tholkes 10/27/2013



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