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|Name=in Addis Ababa Circa 1935
|Name=in Addis Ababa Circa 1935
|Coordinates=8.9806034, 38.75776050000002
|Coordinates=8.9806034, 38.7577605
|Entry Origin=
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|Type of Date=Circa
|Type of Date=Circa
|Date=1935/01/01
|Date=1935/01/01
|Date Note=
|Country=Ethiopia
|Country=Ethiopia
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|Borough=
|City=Addis Ababa
|City=Addis Ababa
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|NY Rules=Yes
|NY Rules=Yes
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|Innings=9
|Innings=9
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|Description=<p>The <em>New York Age</em>, Nov. 20, 1937: "George Smith, professor of English at the Royal University of Menileck, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, arrived in New York on the Queen Mary last week. ... Mr. Smith ... introduced football, basketball and baseball in Ethiopia."</p>
|Description=<p>The <em>New York Age</em>, Nov. 20, 1937: "George Smith, professor of English at the Royal University of Menileck, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, arrived in New York on the Queen Mary last week. ... Mr. Smith ... introduced football, basketball and baseball in Ethiopia."</p>
<p>It may have been introduced there earlier. The Canonsburg (PA) Daily Notes, July 24, 1922, reports that the local Presbyterians were raising funds to furnish a missionary with baseball equipment before she voyaged to Abyssinia.</p>
<p>It may have been introduced there earlier. The Canonsburg (PA) Daily Notes, July 24, 1922, reports that the local Presbyterians were raising funds to furnish a missionary with baseball equipment before she voyaged to Abyssinia.</p>
|Sources=<p>The&nbsp;<em>New York Age</em>, Nov. 20, 1937</p>
|Sources=<p>The&nbsp;<em>New York Age</em>, Nov. 20, 1937</p>
|Source Image=
|Has Source On Hand=No
|Has Source On Hand=No
|Comment=
|Query=
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice,
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Submission Note=
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice
|First in Location=Ethiopia
|First in Location Note=
|Players Locality=Non-local
|class=championship=
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Date of Game Circa 1935
Location Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Description

The New York Age, Nov. 20, 1937: "George Smith, professor of English at the Royal University of Menileck, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, arrived in New York on the Queen Mary last week. ... Mr. Smith ... introduced football, basketball and baseball in Ethiopia."

It may have been introduced there earlier. The Canonsburg (PA) Daily Notes, July 24, 1922, reports that the local Presbyterians were raising funds to furnish a missionary with baseball equipment before she voyaged to Abyssinia.

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Found by Bruce Allardice
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First in Location Ethiopia
Players Locality Non-local



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