1855.47
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Newark Club Hosts First Known Modern Base Ball Match in NJ
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| City/State/Country: | Newark, NJ, United States |
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| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
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| Text | 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. |
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| Query | [] Can we add any details, or context, for this early game?
[] Do we know whether it was played by Knick rules, in fact? Edit with form to add a query |
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| Submitted by | Craig Waff |
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1855.47 Newark Club Hosts First Known Modern Base Ball Match in NJ"
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