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<p>The account included a box score showing the Black Hawks as winners, 47-43.</p> | <p>The account included a box score showing the Black Hawks as winners, 47-43.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p><em>Cincinnati Enquirer</em>, August 11, 1869.</p> | |Sources=<p><em>Cincinnati Enquirer</em>, August 11, 1869.</p> | ||
|Comment=<p>Newtown OH (1880 pop. about 400) is about 10 miles east of Cincinnati, and is across the Little Miami River from Plainville OH.</p> | |||
<p>Previously the September 3, 1869 Pythians-Olympic match in Philadelphia was seen as the first game between a white and non-white club. See [[1869.3]]</p> | |||
|Submitted by=James Brunson and Richard Hershberger | |Submitted by=James Brunson and Richard Hershberger | ||
|Submission Note=Facebook entry, 3/13/2019 | |Submission Note=Facebook entry, 3/13/2019 | ||
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First Known Inter-racial Game of Base-Ball
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | African Americans, Antedated FirstsAfrican Americans, Antedated Firsts |
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| City/State/Country: | Newtown, OH, United States |
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| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | "A very interesting game of base-ball was played on the Newtown Grounds on Saturday afternoon, August 7, between the Black Hawks (colored), of Africa, and the Alerts (white) of Plainville. . . . " The account included a box score showing the Black Hawks as winners, 47-43. |
| Sources | Cincinnati Enquirer, August 11, 1869. |
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| Comment | Newtown OH (1880 pop. about 400) is about 10 miles east of Cincinnati, and is across the Little Miami River from Plainville OH. Previously the September 3, 1869 Pythians-Olympic match in Philadelphia was seen as the first game between a white and non-white club. See 1869.3 Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Submitted by | James Brunson and Richard Hershberger |
| Submission Note | Facebook entry, 3/13/2019 |
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1869.14 First Known Inter-racial Game of Base-Ball"
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