1857.36

English Residents of Richmond, VA Try Unsuccessfully to Form A Cricket Club, Then Try Base Ball

Salience	Noteworthy
Tags	US cricket clubsUS cricket clubs
Location	VirginiaVirginia
City/State/Country:	Richmond, VA, United States
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Game	American CricketAmerican Cricket
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	UnknownUnknown
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Text	[A] The Richmond Whig, April 10, 1857, prints a letter to the editor saying: "Cricket... efforts are being made, by several admirers of the game, to organized a club in this city..." The letter is signed by "English readers" of the newspaper. [B] "Base Ball at Richmond, Va.-- The failure of the Cricket Club last summer has in no wise disheartened some of the members, who, feeling the necessity of out-door exercise, are now busily at work endeavoring to get up a base ball club for the present season."
Sources	[A] The Richmond Whig, April 10, 1857 [B] The Spirit of the Times, June 12, 1858
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Submitted by	Bruce Allardice
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