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Excelsior Base Ball Club Forms in Albany NY
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | Pre-modern RulesPre-modern Rules |
| Location | NY StateNY State |
| City/State/Country: | Albany, NY, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | [A] "Albany Excelsior Base Ball Club This Club was organized May 12, 1856." [B] "The match game of Base Ball between the Empire and Excelsior Clubs, came off yesterday on the Cricket Grounds...Excelsior winning by 3."
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| Sources | [A] Porter's Spirit of the Times, May 23, 1857. [B] Albany Evening Journal June 11, 1856 |
| Warning | |
| Comment | It appears that the Empire Club and the Athlete Club of Albany had already existed at that time. The Empire - Excelsior game cited was apparently not played according to the Knickerbocker rules. Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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1856.15 Excelsior Base Ball Club Forms in Albany NY"
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