Brooklyn club v Westchester club on 16 July 1856

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Date of Game Wednesday, July 16, 1856
Location Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Home Team  Add Club Page Brooklyn club
Away Team  Add Club Page Westchester club
Description

On the Brooklyn club's ground in South Brooklyn. The Westchester County club was from Morrisania.

After the post-game banquet the (probably intoxicated) Mayor Hall arrested one of the Westchester players, a justice of the peace.

Sources

(1) “More Zeal than Discretion,” Brooklyn Times, 18 Jul 1856 [reprinted in (2)]

(2) “Mayor Hall and ‘Blackguard’ Newspapers,” BDE, vol. 15, no. 172 (19 Jul 1856), p. 2, col. 1

BDE July 21, 1856

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Found by Craig Waff
Entered by Bruce Allardice
Entry Origin Games Tab
Entry Origin Url http://protoball.org/Games Tab:Greater New York City#date1856-7-16



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