Monitor Base Ball Club of Homer

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Nick Name	Monitor Base Ball Club of Homer
Earliest Known Date	Friday, July 21, 1865 -- No later than July 1865
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Location	Homer, NY, United States
Modern Address	Homer NY
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Nine Class
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Description	A search of Cortland County newspapers of 1865 shows that on July 21, 1865, the Homer Monitors defeated the Marathons 72-4 at the Monitors Grounds in a game lasting two hours and 15 minutes. The Monitors Grounds was located behind Cortland Academy in the Homer Village Green. The Monitor BBC of Homer played against the Central City BBC of Syracuse at the Cortland County Fair Grounds, losing 27-23. The Homer Monitors lost to the Syracuse Central Cities 29-21 on September 2, 1865, at Armory Park in Syracuse. Homer NY is 30 miles south of Syracuse, and Cortland is about 3 miles south of Homer. Homer's current population is about 3300.
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Found by	Tony Kissel
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First in Location	Homer, NY
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Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1865-09-01	Syracuse		NY	Monitor Base Ball Club of Homer	Central City Club of syracuse	21 - 29		Bob Tholkes

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