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|State=NJ | |State=NJ | ||
|City=Dover | |City=Dover | ||
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|Description=<p><span>"There is a club from Dover, N. J., with five crack players from N.Y.,</span><br /><span>hired to play in it while on their tour, now traveling round the country,</span><br /><span>playing, invariably with success, against the clubs that are seldom fully</span><br /><span>organized in the country villages."</span></p> | |Description=<p><span>"There is a club from Dover, N. J., with five crack players from N.Y.,</span><br /><span>hired to play in it while on their tour, now traveling round the country,</span><br /><span>playing, invariably with success, against the clubs that are seldom fully</span><br /><span>organized in the country villages."</span></p> | ||
<p><span><span>One complaint was that the intemperate language of the "Dover boys"</span><br /><span>offended the local ladies who attended one of their matches. Betting profits funded the team.</span></span></p> | <p><span><span>One complaint was that the intemperate language of the "Dover boys"</span><br /><span>offended the local ladies who attended one of their matches. Betting profits funded the team.</span></span></p> | ||
|Sources=<p><em>Wilkes' Spirit of the Times, </em>Sep. 15, 1866, per 19cbb post by Bob Tholkes, July 14, 2013</p> | |Sources=<p><em>Wilkes' Spirit of the Times, </em>Sep. 15, 1866, per 19cbb post by Bob Tholkes, July 14, 2013</p> | ||
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|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
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|Reviewed=Yes | |||
|Submitted by=Bob Tholkes | |Submitted by=Bob Tholkes | ||
|Submission Note=2/23/2015 | |Submission Note=2/23/2015 | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:40, 16 November 2020
| Date | 1866 |
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| Location | Dover, NJ, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Description | "There is a club from Dover, N. J., with five crack players from N.Y., One complaint was that the intemperate language of the "Dover boys" |
| Sources | Wilkes' Spirit of the Times, Sep. 15, 1866, per 19cbb post by Bob Tholkes, July 14, 2013 |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | |
| Query | |
| Submitted by | Bob Tholkes |
| Submission Note | 2/23/2015 |
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