In Burma in 1909

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Date of Game 1909
Location Burma
Description

The Buffalo (NY) Express, March 28, 1909, says that Americans in the wilds of upper "Burmah", employees of a big oil company, have formed two "nines" and play baseball all the time.

Burma has been renamed to Myanmar.

Sources

The Buffalo (NY) Express, March 28, 1909

Comment

At a guess, this is the original of the note in Spalding's The National Game about American oil workers playing baseball in Burma. The Spalding phot collection, NYPL, has a photo of what may be this team, said to be employees of the Rangoon Oil Co., in "Yenamgyat, Upper Burmah." This location is probably Yenangyaung. 

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice
First in Location Burma
Players Locality Non-local



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