Excelsior Club of Brooklyn v Empire Club of New York on 14 September 1859

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Date of Game	Wednesday, September 14, 1859
Location	Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ, United States
Modern Address
Field	Elysian Fields
Home Team	Add Club Page Excelsior Club of South Brooklyn
Away Team	Empire Club of New York
Score	25 - 20
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Description	(NYT: “A large number of people were on the ground to witness the trial between these excellent clubs.”)
Sources	(1) “Sporting News: [B]ase Ball: Excelsior, of Brooklyn, vs. Empire, of New-York,” NYT, vol. 8, no. 2492 (15 Sep 1859), p. 8, col. 3 (2) “New York vs. Brooklyn—Empire vs. Excelsior,” NYC, vol. 7, no. 23 (24 Sep 1859), p. 178, col. [xx] (3) “New York vs. Brooklyn,” WSOT, vol. 1, no. 3 (24 Sep 1859), p. 37, col. [xx] [TBI; NOT YET SEEN] (4) Peverelly, pp. 30 & 56 (5) Wright, pp. 31 & 34
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Found by	Craig Waff
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Entry Origin Url	http://protoball.org/Games Tab:Greater New York City#date1859-9-14
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