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<p>See [[https://protoball.org/Hicks-Sawyer_Minstrel_Co._side_1_v_Hicks-Sawyer_Minstrel_Co._side_2_in_November_1888]] (unsourced 1888 game).</p> | <p>See [[https://protoball.org/Hicks-Sawyer_Minstrel_Co._side_1_v_Hicks-Sawyer_Minstrel_Co._side_2_in_November_1888]] (unsourced 1888 game).</p> | ||
<p>Lyttleton is a nearby port city. </p> | <p>Lyttleton is a nearby port city. </p> | ||
|Query=<p> | <p>The Hicks-Sawyer "negro" minstrel troupe toured New Zealand and Australia 1888-89. This troupe had its own baseball club, which played numerous games against the local clubs. Cf. Sydney <em>Referee</em>, Aug. 30, 1888; Melbourne <em>Age</em>, <br />Feb. 23, 1889; Adelaide <em>South Australian Register</em>, April 8, 1889; Broken Hill <em>Barrier Miner</em>, April 20, 22, 1889. [ba]</p> | ||
|Query=<p>Is the "newly-established" Wellington club" the NZ Pioneer Club?</p> | |||
<p> </p> | <p> </p> | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
Latest revision as of 12:17, 12 February 2021
| Date of Game | Saturday, November 17, 1888 |
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| Location | Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Field | Add Field Page |
| Home Team | Add Club Page |
| Away Team | Add Club Page |
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| NY Rules | Unknown |
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| Description | "The first game of base ball played in Wellington took place this afternoon, between the newly-established club in Wellington, and a team from the Hicks and Sawyer's Minstrel Troupe. The weather was cold and threatening. The latter team, who are adepts at the game, won very easily." |
| Sources | Lyttleton Times, November 17, 1888. |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | As of 2021, we know of two earlier game reports of games in NZ. See [[1]] (1881 game). See [[2]] (unsourced 1888 game). Lyttleton is a nearby port city. The Hicks-Sawyer "negro" minstrel troupe toured New Zealand and Australia 1888-89. This troupe had its own baseball club, which played numerous games against the local clubs. Cf. Sydney Referee, Aug. 30, 1888; Melbourne Age, |
| Query | Is the "newly-established" Wellington club" the NZ Pioneer Club? Edit with form to add a query |
| Found by | David Block |
| Submission Note | Email of 2/5/2021. |
| Entered by | Protoball Functionary |
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