Fort Townsend Base Ball Club v Chimacum Base Ball Club in March 1882

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Date of Game March 1882 Game challenge sent in March
Location Chimacum, WA, United States
Field Chimacum, WA
Home Team  Add Club Page Fort Townsend Base Ball Club
Away Team Chimacum Base Ball Club
NY Rules Likely
Description

Article 1:

Puget Sound Weekly Argus, March 17, 1882, Page 5, Column 2

A CHALLENGE

Irondale, March 9, 1882 Wm. Bishop, Capt. of the Chimacum B. B. C.: Srs:-We, the undersigned, challenge the Chimacum B. B. C., to play for $100, a game of base-ball, at Port Townsend, or Chimacum, on the 9th of May, 1882. Yours respectfully, Dan Lane Capt. of Fort Townsend B. B. C.

Article 2:

Puget Sound Weekly Argus, April 14, 1882, Page 7, Column 3 CHALLENGE ACCEPTED Chimacum Valley, March 30, 1882 To the Fort Townsend Base Ball Club, D. Lane, Capt.:- By request of the members of the Chimacum Base Ball Club, your challenge dated March 9th, is duly accepted as follows: For purse of one hundred (100) dollars-game to be played at Chimacum on Saturday, the 6th day of May, 1882, and commence at one o'clock P.M. A forfeit of twenty dollars must be placed in the hands of Mr. William Eldridge, of Chimacum, by each of the two clubs on or before the 15th of April. Respectfully, Chimacum Base Ball Club Wm. Bishop, Jr., Capt.

Chimacum WA is about 40 miles NW of Seattle.

Sources

Puget Sound Weekly Argus, March 17 and April 14, 1882.

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Found by Mark Brunke
First in Location Chimacum, WA
Players Locality Local
Entry Origin Sabrpedia



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