Independent Club of Cairo v Paducah Club of Paducah on 21 October 1866
| Date of Game | Sunday, October 21, 1866 |
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| Location | Paducah, KY, United States |
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| Field | Add Field Page Paducah, Kentucky |
| Home Team | Independent Club of Cairo |
| Away Team | Paducah Club of Paducah |
| Score | 32 - 32 |
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| NY Rules | Likely |
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| Description | "The Independents were hospitably entertained by the members of the Paducah Club. In the evening, by invitation of Paducah Club, the Independents accompanied them to the Theater. The play was the French Spy in which the young and beautiful actress, Bella Golden, appeared as Henri S. Alme Bamet and Mathilde De Meric. The play was the last of the season and was presented in a highly creditable manner." Paducah KY is in the SW corner of the state and on the Mississippi River. It is about 150 miles SE of St. Louis MO. |
| Sources | Chicago Tribune, 23 October 1866 |
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| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | "Local legend suggests baseball in Paducah is as old as the War of the Rebellion, having been brought there by Union soldiers from the northeast as they marched through Paducah on their way down to Vicksburg, Mississippi, in the summer of 1863." BRJ, Dec. 2021, p. 77, with source as a 2015 radio interview with a local historian. The game allegedly was played at Fort Anderson. [ba] Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Found by | Greg Perkins |
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| First in Location | Paducah, KY |
| Players Locality | Local |
| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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