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|Year=1855
|Year=1855
|Year Number=47
|Year Number=47
|Headline=Newark Club Hosts First Known Modern Base Ball Match in NJ
|Headline=Newark Club Hosts Jersey City -- Earliest Knick-rules Tilt in NJ?
|Salience=1
|Salience=1
|Tags=Antedated Firsts,  
|Tags=Antedated Firsts,  
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|City=Newark
|City=Newark
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Age of Players=Adult
|Text=<p>A Newark club defeated the (NJ) Olympic Club in July 1855 at the club's grounds in Newark. &ldquo;The first match in New Jersey &hellip; some very spirited play on the part of the Newark club, &hellip;&rdquo;)</p>
|Text=<p>A Newark club defeated the (NJ) Olympic Club in July 1855 at the club's grounds in Newark. &ldquo;The first match in New Jersey &hellip; some very spirited play on the part of the Newark club, &hellip;&rdquo;)</p>
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|Sources=<p>[1] "New-Jersey Base Ball,&nbsp;''NYDT, ''July 18, 1855 [2] "Base Ball: Newark vs Olympic Club,&nbsp;''Spirit of the Times, ''July 21, 1855 [3] "The Newark and Olympic Clubs, ''NYC {?}, ''July 1855.</p>
|Sources=<p>[1] "New-Jersey Base Ball,&nbsp;''NYDT, ''July 18, 1855 [2] "Base Ball: Newark vs Olympic Club,&nbsp;''Spirit of the Times, ''July 21, 1855 [3] "The Newark and Olympic Clubs, ''NYC {?}, ''July 1855.</p>
<p>See also&nbsp;https://protoball.org/Club_of_Newark</p>
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|Comment=<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>For context, see also:&nbsp;</p>
<p>For context, see also --&nbsp;</p>
<p>See&nbsp;https://protoball.org/Games_Tab:Greater_New_York_City#1855</p>
<p>See&nbsp;https://protoball.org/Games_Tab:Greater_New_York_City#1855</p>
<p>https://protoball.org/Club_of_Newark, which includes 21 of the club's games, 1855-1864</p>
<p>https://protoball.org/Club_of_Newark, which includes 21 of the club's games, 1855-1864</p>
<h3 id="14367" class="entry">item&nbsp;[[1855.35]] New Jersey Club Comes Over to the NY Game</h3>
<p>PBall item [[1855.35]] New Jersey Comes over to the NY Game</p>
<h3 id="14372" class="entry">item&nbsp;[[1855.36]] African American Clubs Play in NJ</h3>
<p>PBall item [[1855.36]] African Americans Play in NJ</p>
<h3 id="22174" class="entry">item&nbsp;[[1855.40]]First Jr. Base Ball Club Founded</h3>
<p>PBall item 1855.40]] First Junior Base Ball Club Founded</p>
<h3 id="14367" class="entry">&nbsp;</h3>
|Warning=<p>Note: as of January 2023, we are uncertain whether this game was played by modern (Knickerbocker) rules.</p>
|Comment=<p>&nbsp;</p>
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A Newark club defeated the (NJ) Olympic Club in July 1855 at the club's grounds in Newark. “The first match in New Jersey … some very spirited play on the part of the Newark club, …”)

 

Sources

[1] "New-Jersey Base Ball, NYDT, July 18, 1855 [2] "Base Ball: Newark vs Olympic Club, Spirit of the Times, July 21, 1855 [3] "The Newark and Olympic Clubs, NYC {?}, July 1855.

 

For context, see also: 

See https://protoball.org/Games_Tab:Greater_New_York_City#1855

https://protoball.org/Club_of_Newark, which includes 21 of the club's games, 1855-1864

PBall item 1855.35 New Jersey Comes over to the NY Game

PBall item 1855.36 African Americans Play in NJ

PBall item 1855.40 First Junior Base Ball Club Founded

 

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