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|Description=<p>The New Westminster <em>Mainland Guardian</em>, June 16, 1888: "Baseball Match--On Wednesday afternoon last the return base ball match, between the clubs of this city and Vancouver, came off on the grounds of the latter, and resulted in a victory for our boys by a majority of one."</p> | |Description=<p>The New Westminster <em>Mainland Guardian</em>, June 16, 1888: "Baseball Match--On Wednesday afternoon last the return base ball match, between the clubs of this city and Vancouver, came off on the grounds of the latter, and resulted in a victory for our boys by a majority of one."</p> | ||
<p>Humber, "Diamonds of the North", p. 94, found an ad for New Westminster's May 24, 1862 Queen's Day celebration, which mentioned baseball. So some sort of informal baseball, or predecessor game, may have been played there in 1862.</p> | |||
|Sources=<p>The New Westminster <em>Mainland Guardian</em>, June 16, 1888</p> | |Sources=<p>The New Westminster <em>Mainland Guardian</em>, June 16, 1888</p> | ||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No |
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Nick Name | New Westminster |
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Earliest Known Date | 1888 |
Last Known Game | |
Location | New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
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Nine Class | Senior |
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Description | The New Westminster Mainland Guardian, June 16, 1888: "Baseball Match--On Wednesday afternoon last the return base ball match, between the clubs of this city and Vancouver, came off on the grounds of the latter, and resulted in a victory for our boys by a majority of one." Humber, "Diamonds of the North", p. 94, found an ad for New Westminster's May 24, 1862 Queen's Day celebration, which mentioned baseball. So some sort of informal baseball, or predecessor game, may have been played there in 1862. |
Sources | The New Westminster Mainland Guardian, June 16, 1888 |
Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
Has Source On Hand | No |
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Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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First in Location | New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
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