Atlantic Club of Brooklyn v Newark Club on 5 August 1861

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Date of Game	Monday, August 5, 1861
Location	Newark, Essex County, NJ, United States
Modern Address
Field	Add Field Page Newark grounds “beautifully located on a high piece of ground at the corner of High and Court streets, Newark; a fine view of the bay and the surrounding country being had from it.”
Home Team	Atlantic Club of Brooklyn
Away Team	Newark Club
Score	21 - 11
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Innings	9
Number of Players
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Description	Atlantic (Brooklyn) 21 Newark (Newark) 11 (New York Clipper: The game took place “in the presence of the largest concourse of people ever collected at a ball match in Newark.  The weather was oppressively warm, although a refreshing shower had passed over the city about an hour before the commencement of the game, but all it did was to lay the dust and make the ground good for play [MORE])
Sources	(1) “Base Ball: Newark vs. Atlantic,” Brooklyn Daily Eagle, vol. 20, no. 184 (6 Aug 1861), p. 3, col. 2 (2) “Atlantic, of Brooklyn, vs. Newark, of Newark,” New York Clipper, vol. [xx], no. xx ([xx] Aug 1861), p. [xx], col. [xx] (3) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Atlantic, of Brooklyn, vs. Newark, of Newark, N.J.,” Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times, vol.  4, no. 24  (17 Aug 1861), p. 372, col. 1 (4) Peverelly, p. 63 (5) Wright, pp. 58 & 60 Tholkes RIM
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Found by	Craig Waff
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Entry Origin	Games Tab 2
Entry Origin Url	http://protoball.org/Games Tab:Greater New York City, 1861 - 1862#date1861-8-5
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