Fashion Club of Victoria v Roebuck.Club of Victoria on 24 March 1863
| Date of Game | Tuesday, March 24, 1863 Reported March 25, 1863 |
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| Location | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Modern Address | 1000 Park Boulevard, Victoria, BC V8V 2P8, Canada |
| Field | Beacon Hill Park |
| Home Team | Fashion Club of Victoria |
| Away Team | Add Club Page H(x)cbuck. |
| Score | 33 - 39 |
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| Innings | Runs are reported as Innigs in the box score |
| Number of Players | 18 |
| Game Officials | |
| NY Rules | Unknown |
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| Description | Base Ball. The first match of the season played at this popular American game came off yesterday afternoon on Beacon Hill. The players at first rather 'rasty' but the work improved during the game, owing to the instruction afforded to the less skilled by Mr. J. C. Keenan. Base ball is not an original American game, being only a slight variation from the old English "rounders." The following is the score of yesterday: Fashion. Players H. L. R's. Keenan, p. 2 5 Whitehead, 1st b. 4 3 Robinson, 2nd b. 2 2 Pattels, c. 3 4 Manning, r f. 4 3 Williams, s b. 1 4 Allan, c f. 2 6 Hagard, 3rd b. 2 4 Laydton, l f. 2 3 Innings 33
H(x)cbuck. (part of word is illegible) Players H. L. R's. Lockwood, p. 3 4 Harty, 2nd b. 2 5 Keenan, l f. 3 3 Harley, s. s. 3 3 Chapman, 3rd b. 0 6 Moss, c f. 1 4 Butcher, 1st b. 1 5 McLean, r f. 0 5 Chisholm, c. 1 4 Innings 39 |
| Sources | Reported in Victoria's British Colonist, March 25, 1863. |
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| Has Source On Hand | Yes |
| Comment | J. C. Keenan is John Keenan, operator of the Fashion Hotel. Many of these players had migrated to Victoria, which as a town was less than a decade old. Keenan was originally from Ireland. He operated a Hotel and racing track in Sacramento, as well as playing baseball there on a team that won a Stockton Fair tournament in 1860. Keenan's business interests had him going back and forth between Victoria and Sacramento as early as 1858. He was also a member of the Victoria Pioneer Cricket Club at that time. He was also behind the organization of another cricket club in Victoria in August 1862. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Found by | Mark Brunke |
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| Entered by | Mark Brunke |
| First in Location | Maybe first game in Victoria, British Columbia. There might be a game from 10 days earlier. |
| Players Locality | Local |
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| Local-Origins Study Groups | Pacific Northwest Chapter of SABR |
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