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|Year=1858
|Year=1858
|Year Number=63
|Year Number=63
|Headline=Another Early Colored Club
|Headline=Another Early African American Club
|Salience=3
|Salience=2
|Tags=African Americans,  
|Tags=African Americans,  
|Country=USA
|Country=USA
|State=NY
|State=NY
|City=Jamaica
|City=Jamaica
|Game=Base Ball,  
|Game=Base Ball,
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Age of Players=Adult
|Age of Players=Adult
|Text=<p><span>BASE BALL MATCH -- The darkies of this village and Flushing determined not to be outdone by their white brethren, have recently organized a Club under the name of the "Henson Base Ball Club" of Jamaica, and the "Hunter Base Ball Club" of Flushing.&nbsp; The first match between these two Clubs was played on Saturday last in Flushing and resulted in the defeat of the Henson Club by 15 runs.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The return match will be played in this village on Saturday next, January 1st.</span><br /><br /><br /></p>
|Text=<p><span>BASE BALL MATCH -- The darkies of this village and Flushing determined not to be outdone by their white brethren, have recently organized a Club under the name of the "Henson Base Ball Club" of Jamaica, and the "Hunter Base Ball Club" of Flushing.&nbsp; The first match between these two Clubs was played on Saturday last in Flushing and resulted in the defeat of the Henson Club by 15 runs.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span>The return match will be played in this village on Saturday next, January 1st.</span><br /><br /><br /></p>
|Sources=<p><span>&nbsp;Jamaica, New York "Long Island Farmer", Dec. 28, 1858</span></p>
|Sources=<p><span>&nbsp;Jamaica, New York "Long Island Farmer", Dec. 28, 1858</span></p>
|Comment=<p>Antebellum colored clubs are not my strength, but I believe that the Henson club was known, while the Hunter was not, at least to me.</p>
|Comment=<p>from Richard H: Antebellum&nbsp;African American&nbsp;clubs are not my strength, but I believe that the Henson club was known, while the Hunter was not, at least to me.</p>
|Submitted by=Richard Hershberger email to 19cBB 2/4/2012
|Submitted by=Richard Hershberger
|Submission Note=19cBB posting, 2/4/2012
|Reviewed=Yes
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Has Supplemental Text=No
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BASE BALL MATCH -- The darkies of this village and Flushing determined not to be outdone by their white brethren, have recently organized a Club under the name of the "Henson Base Ball Club" of Jamaica, and the "Hunter Base Ball Club" of Flushing.  The first match between these two Clubs was played on Saturday last in Flushing and resulted in the defeat of the Henson Club by 15 runs.  

The return match will be played in this village on Saturday next, January 1st.


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 Jamaica, New York "Long Island Farmer", Dec. 28, 1858

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from Richard H: Antebellum African American clubs are not my strength, but I believe that the Henson club was known, while the Hunter was not, at least to me.

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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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