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<p>[B]William Ryczek,&nbsp;<span>Baseball's First Inning</span>&nbsp;(McFarland, 2009), page 163.</p>
<p>[B]William Ryczek,&nbsp;<span>Baseball's First Inning</span>&nbsp;(McFarland, 2009), page 163.</p>
<p>[C] John Thorn,&nbsp;<span>Baseball in the Garden of Eden</span>&nbsp;(Simon and Shuster, 2011), page 104.</p>
<p>[C] John Thorn,&nbsp;<span>Baseball in the Garden of Eden</span>&nbsp;(Simon and Shuster, 2011), page 104.</p>
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Date 1853
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Description

 [A] "The Sunday Mercury reportedly began coverage on May 1,of 1853]" 

[B] "On July 9, 1853, The Spirit of the Times mentioned baseball for the first time, printing a letter reporting a game between the Gotham and Knickerbocker Clubs."

 [C] Spirit of the Times began to cover cricket in 1837 . . . .  Not until July 9, 1853, however, did it give notice to a baseball match . . . the same one noted in the fledgling [New York] Clipper one week later."

Sources

[A] Email from Bob Tholkes, 2/12/2010 and 2/18/2012.

[B]William Ryczek, Baseball's First Inning (McFarland, 2009), page 163.

[C] John Thorn, Baseball in the Garden of Eden (Simon and Shuster, 2011), page 104.


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