1862.102

First Inter-City AA Game?

Salience	Noteworthy
Tags	African AmericansAfrican Americans
Location
City/State/Country:	Newark, NJ, United States
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Game
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	AdultAdult
Holiday
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Text	The following appeared in the Newark Daily Advertiser on September 30, 1862: "Considerable excitement was created among the "colored" boys of this city yesterday by a base ball match between the Hamilton Club of this city and the Henson Club of Jamaica, Long Island, both composed of the descendants of Ham. The match was played on the grounds on Railroad Avenue, [near today's Penn. Station], in the presence of a goodly number of the "gentler sex," and resulted in favor of the Hensons." Curious if anyone knows of intercity games between black clubs prior to September 1862 and any thoughts on what claim this game might have as an earliest known. [John Zinn]
Sources	Newark Daily Advertiser on September 30, 1862
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Query	Curious if anyone knows of intercity games between black clubs prior to September 1862 and any thoughts on what claim this game might have as an earliest known. [John Zinn] Edit with form to add a query
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Submitted by	Bruce Allardice
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