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- 1847.7 + (<p>The New York Volunteer Regiment r … <p>The New York Volunteer Regiment reached California in April 1847 after the end of the Mexican War, and helped to occupy the province. They laid out a diamond [where State and Cota Streets now meet], made a ball from gutta percha, and used a mesquite stick as a bat. Partly because batted balls found their way into the windowless nearby adobes, there were some problems. "Largely because of the baseball games, the Spanish-speaking people of Santa Barbara came to look upon the New Yorkers as loudmouthed, uncouth hoodlums. . . . the hostilities between Californians and Americanos continued to fester for generations."</p></br><p>Walter A. Tompkins, "Baseball Began Here in 1847," <span style="text-decoration: underline;">It Happened in Old Santa Barbara</span> (Santa Barbara National Bank, undated), pages 77-78. </p>/span> (Santa Barbara National Bank, undated), pages 77-78. </p>)