1857.26

Baltimore Clubs Adopt the New Game

Salience	Noteworthy
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Location	Baltimore, MD, USBaltimore, MD, US
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Game	Base BallBase Ball
Immediacy of Report	Retrospective
Age of Players	AdultAdult
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Text	"Baltimore became a great center of the baseball in the very early days of the game. The Excelsiors were in the field in 1857, the Waverlys in 1858, and the Baltimores in 1859. Another club disputed the latter's right to the [club name], and a game played for the name the first formed club won."
Sources	George V. Tuohey, "The Story of Baseball," The Scrap Book Volume 1, July, 1906 (Munsey, New York, 1906), page 442. Accessed 2/16/10 via Google Books search ("baltimores in 1859").
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Comment	The first club was formed in direct homage to the Excelsiors of New York. Edit with form to add a comment
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