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{{Chronology Entry
|Year=1855
|Year Number=13
|Headline=<i>Spirit</i> Gives Season Plans for 5 Base Ball Clubs
|Headline=<i>Spirit</i> Gives Season Plans for 5 Base Ball Clubs
|Year=1855
|Salience=2
|Salience=2
|Country=US
|State=NY
|City=Manhattan
|Game=Base Ball
|Game=Base Ball
|Text=<p>The practice and match schedules for the Knickerbockers, Eagles, Empires, Gothams and [Brooklyn] Excelsior appeared in June.</p>
|Age of Players=Adult
<p>"Base Ball," <i>Spirit of the Times</i> June 2, 1855. Full text is reprinted in Dean A. Sullivan, Compiler and Editor, <u>Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908</u> [University of Nebraska Press, 1995], pp. 20-21.</p>
|Text=<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>"<em>Base Ball </em>-- The interestin the game if Base Ball appears to be on the increase, and it bids fair to become our most popular game.&nbsp; There are now four clubs in constant practice, <em>vis,</em> Gotham, Knickerbocker, Eagle, and Empire . . . . "</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The practice and match schedules for the Knickerbockers, Eagles, Empires, Gothams and [Brooklyn] Excelsior appeared in June.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
|Sources=<p>"Base Ball," <em>Spirit of the Times</em> June 2, 1855. Full text is reprinted in Dean A. Sullivan, Compiler and Editor, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908</span> [University of Nebraska Press, 1995], pp. 20-21.</p>
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Year Number=13
|Has Supplemental Text=No
}}
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"Base Ball -- The interestin the game if Base Ball appears to be on the increase, and it bids fair to become our most popular game.  There are now four clubs in constant practice, vis, Gotham, Knickerbocker, Eagle, and Empire . . . . "

 

The practice and match schedules for the Knickerbockers, Eagles, Empires, Gothams and [Brooklyn] Excelsior appeared in June.

 

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"Base Ball," Spirit of the Times June 2, 1855. Full text is reprinted in Dean A. Sullivan, Compiler and Editor, Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908 [University of Nebraska Press, 1995], pp. 20-21.

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