Alert Club of Washington v Unique Club of Chicago in September 1871: Difference between revisions

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|Innings=8
|Innings=8
|Home Team=Alert Club of Washington
|Home Team=Alert Club of Washington
|Home Team Score=24
|Home Score=24
|Away Team=Unique Club of Chicago
|Away Team=Unique Club of Chicago
|Away Team Score=18
|Away Score=18
|Description=<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Unique Base Ball Club of Chicago, a colored club that has gained considerable notoriety in the West as base ball players are now on a tour for the championship. They arrived in Washington last week and on Monday met and defeated the Alerts, by a score of 24 to 18. On Tuesday they met the Mutuals (thus far champions), and were terribly worsted, the score standing at close of eighth </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: medium;">innings - Mutuals 33; Unique 11...</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Unique Base Ball Club of Chicago, a colored club that has gained considerable notoriety in the West as base ball players are now on a tour for the championship. They arrived in Washington last week and on Monday met and defeated the Alerts, by a score of 24 to 18. On Tuesday they met the Mutuals (thus far champions), and were terribly worsted, the score standing at close of eighth </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: medium;">innings - Mutuals 33; Unique 11...</span></span></p>
|Sources=<p><em>New York Clipper</em> September 23, 1871</p>
|Sources=<p><em>New York Clipper</em> September 23, 1871</p>
|Comment=<p>Any indication as to why this game report for two Africana American clubs cites a score&nbsp;for 8 innings?</p>
|Comment=<p>Any indication as to why the second&nbsp;game report for this African American club cites a score&nbsp;for 8 innings?</p>
|Has Source On Hand=No
|Has Source On Hand=No
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes

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Date of Game September 1871
Location Washington, DC, United States
Home Team Alert Club of Washington
Away Team Unique Club of Chicago
Score 24 - 18
Innings 8
Number of Players 9
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The Unique Base Ball Club of Chicago, a colored club that has gained considerable notoriety in the West as base ball players are now on a tour for the championship. They arrived in Washington last week and on Monday met and defeated the Alerts, by a score of 24 to 18. On Tuesday they met the Mutuals (thus far champions), and were terribly worsted, the score standing at close of eighth innings - Mutuals 33; Unique 11...

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New York Clipper September 23, 1871

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Any indication as to why the second game report for this African American club cites a score for 8 innings?

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Found by Greg Christiano
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