Central City BBC

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Nick Name Central City BBC
Earliest Known Date Sunday, July 1, 1866
Location Central City, CO, United States
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The Daily Miners Register [Central City, CO] July 17, 1867 reports on a contest between the newly organized Black Hawk, CO team and the team of Central City. The game was played in Black Hawk (a town adjacent to Central City) on "Bobtail Hill" "last Saturday." It was called after two innings wth Central City leading 37 to 1. The article notes that the majority of Black Hawk players "had enver played the game" before. Same, July 4, 1867, notes that base ball had been played that day during the 4th of July celebration in Central City.

Central City CO (1860 pop. about 600;1870 pop. about 2,400) is about 35 miles W of Denver. It was founded in 1860. By 1870 the Star BBC of Central City was challenging Denver's teams for the Territorial championship. See the Central City Register, Sept. 25, 1870, June 11, 1871.

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New York Clipper, Sept. 8, 1866

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice
First in Location Central City, CO
Entry Origin Sabrpedia

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