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|Year=1867
|Year=1867
|Year Number=2
|Year Number=2
|Headline=Frederick Douglass Sees DC Game Between Colored Clubs.
|Headline=Colored Clubs Play in Philly: Frederick Douglass Attends a Game
|Salience=2
|Salience=2
|Tags=African Americans,  
|Tags=African Americans, Famous,  
|Country=US
|Country=United States
|State=DC
|State=PA
|City=Washington
|City=Philadelphia
|Game=Base Ball,
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Age of Players=Adult
|Age of Players=Adult
|Notables=Frederick Douglass
|Notables=Frederick Douglass
|Text=<p>"FRED. DOUGLAS SEES A COLORED GAME. &ndash; The announcement that the Pythian, of&nbsp; Philadelphia, would play the Alert, of Washington, D.C. (both colored organizations) on the 16<sup>th</sup> inst., attracted quite a concourse of spectators to the grounds of the Athletic, Seventeenth street and Columbus avenue, Philadelphia.</p>
|Text=<p>[A] "FRED. DOUGLAS [sic] SEES A COLORED GAME. &ndash; The announcement that the Pythian, of&nbsp; Philadelphia, would play the Alert, of Washington, D.C. (both colored organizations) on the 16<sup>th</sup> inst., attracted quite a concourse of spectators to the grounds of the Athletic, Seventeenth street and Columbus avenue, Philadelphia.</p>
<p>The game progressed finely until the beginning of the fifth innings, when a heavy shower of rain set in, compelling the umpire, Mr. E. H. Hayhurst, of the Athletic, to call [the] game. The score stood at the end of the fourth innings: Alert 21; Pythian, 18. The batting and fielding of both clubs were very good. Mr. Frederick Douglas was present and viewed the game from the reporters&rsquo; stand. His son is a member of the Alert.</p>
<p>"The game progressed finely until the beginning of the fifth innings, when a heavy shower of rain set in, compelling the umpire, Mr. E. H. Hayhurst, of the Athletic, to call [the] game. The score stood at the end of the fourth innings: Alert 21; Pythian, 18. The batting and fielding of both clubs were very good. Mr. Frederick Douglas was present and viewed the game from the reporters&rsquo; stand. His son is a member of the Alert."</p>
|Sources=<p><em>New York Clipper</em>, July 13, 1867</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Note:</span> From two weeks later:</p>
<p>[B]&nbsp;"COLORED BALL PLAYERS. At Philadelphia, on the 19<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;inst., the Pythians, of that city, played a match game with the Mutuals of Washington, with the following results:&nbsp;Pythians &ndash; 43; Mutuals &ndash; 44</p>
<p>Pythian: Cannon, p; Catto, 2b; Graham, lf; Hauley, c; Cavens, 1b; Burr, rf; Adkins, 3b; Morris, cf; Sparrow, ss.</p>
<p>Mutual: H. Smith, p; Brown, c; Harris, 1b; Parks, 2b; Crow, lf; Fisher, cf; Burley, 3b; A. Smith, rf; Whiggs, ss.</p>
|Sources=<p>[A]<em> New York Clipper</em>, July 13, 1867.</p>
<p>[B]<em> New York Clipper</em>, July 27, 1867.</p>
|Comment=<p>For more on one early African American club, the Pythian Club, see J. Casway, "Philadelphia's Pythians; The "Colored" Team of 1866-1871," <em>National Pastime, (SABR, </em>1995), pp. 120-123.</p>
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Colored Clubs Play in Philly: Frederick Douglass Attends a Game

Salience Noteworthy
Tags African Americans, Famous
City/State/Country: Philadelphia, PA, United States
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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[A] "FRED. DOUGLAS [sic] SEES A COLORED GAME. – The announcement that the Pythian, of  Philadelphia, would play the Alert, of Washington, D.C. (both colored organizations) on the 16th inst., attracted quite a concourse of spectators to the grounds of the Athletic, Seventeenth street and Columbus avenue, Philadelphia.

"The game progressed finely until the beginning of the fifth innings, when a heavy shower of rain set in, compelling the umpire, Mr. E. H. Hayhurst, of the Athletic, to call [the] game. The score stood at the end of the fourth innings: Alert 21; Pythian, 18. The batting and fielding of both clubs were very good. Mr. Frederick Douglas was present and viewed the game from the reporters’ stand. His son is a member of the Alert."

Note: From two weeks later:

[B] "COLORED BALL PLAYERS. At Philadelphia, on the 19th inst., the Pythians, of that city, played a match game with the Mutuals of Washington, with the following results: Pythians – 43; Mutuals – 44

Pythian: Cannon, p; Catto, 2b; Graham, lf; Hauley, c; Cavens, 1b; Burr, rf; Adkins, 3b; Morris, cf; Sparrow, ss.

Mutual: H. Smith, p; Brown, c; Harris, 1b; Parks, 2b; Crow, lf; Fisher, cf; Burley, 3b; A. Smith, rf; Whiggs, ss.

Sources

[A] New York Clipper, July 13, 1867.

[B] New York Clipper, July 27, 1867.

Comment

For more on one early African American club, the Pythian Club, see J. Casway, "Philadelphia's Pythians; The "Colored" Team of 1866-1871," National Pastime, (SABR, 1995), pp. 120-123.

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