Seminole Nine of Key West v Picked Nine from USS Severn on 17 February 1871

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Date of Game	Friday, February 17, 1871
Location	Key West, FL, United States
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Home Team	Seminole Nine of Key West
Away Team	Add Club Page Picked Nine from USS Severn
Score	26 - 80
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Innings	9
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NY Rules	Yes
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Description	The Tallahassee Weekly Floridian, Feb. 28, 1871 reports that on the 17th the Seminole Club of Key West lost 80-26 to a nine from the USS Severn. The Washington, DC Critic Record, Jan. 16, 1872, reports: "The citizens of Key West enliven the present heated term by playing base ball." Key West was a US naval station. Northern-born sailors may have introduced the game there, and earlier than 1872. Elias, "The Empire Strikes Back" p. 1880 says "In 1887, the Key West League in Florida was formed by exiled Cubans." The Tampa Journal, Nov. 29, 1888 has the Key West club challenging Tampa and Ybor City.
Sources	The Washington, DC Critic Record, Jan. 16, 1872 The Tallahassee Weekly Floridian, Feb. 28, 1871
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location	Key West, FL
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