Barnstomers

Pre-pro Baseball

Dover, NJ Firsts, Games, Clubs, Fields, Predecessor Games Greater New York City Firsts, Games, Clubs, Fields, Predecessor Games NJ Firsts, Games, Clubs, Fields, Predecessor Games United States Firsts, Games, Clubs, Fields, Predecessor Games

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Date	1866
Location	Dover, NJ, United States
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Description	"There is a club from Dover, N. J., with five crack players from N.Y., hired to play in it while on their tour, now traveling round the country, playing, invariably with success, against the clubs that are seldom fully organized in the country villages." One complaint was that the intemperate language of the "Dover boys" offended the local ladies who attended one of their matches. Betting profits funded the team.
Sources	Wilkes' Spirit of the Times, Sep. 15, 1866, per 19cbb post by Bob Tholkes, July 14, 2013
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Has Source On Hand	No
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Submitted by	Bob Tholkes
Submission Note	2/23/2015

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