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First Co-Ed college baseball game?
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City/State/Country: | Evanston, IL, United States |
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Text | Sheppard (ed.),"History of Northwestern University and Evanston" p 154 cites the college paper as reporting that on July 4, 1871: "Baseball Match Between Ladies' College nine and Northwestern University: prize a silver ball: score 57 to 4 in favor of Northwestern." The "Evanston College for Ladies" was at the time separate from the main college. |
Sources | Sheppard (ed.),"History of Northwestern University and Evanston" p 154. Seymour, "The People's Game" also references this event. |
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Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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1871.8 First Co-Ed college baseball game?"
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