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• Phoenix Base Ball Club  + (<p>The <em>Weekly Phoenix Hera … <p>The <em>Weekly Phoenix Herald</em>, June 15, 1878: "We suggest that nine of our best base-ball players challenge the club at [nearby Fort] McDowell, and play a match game on the 4th of July."</p></br><p>Same, Nov. 14, 1879 announces the formation of the Phoenix BBC, with S. E. Patton as president and captain. Gives the names of the players. Samuel Eason Patton (1850-1933) was a prominent local architect.</p></br><p>The Phoenix Weekly Republican, Nov. 21, 1879, says this club practiced on "the plaza."</p></br><p>It appears that baseball was played in Phoenix in 1878, but the team wasn't formed until Nov. 1879.</p></br><p>The Arizona Sentinel [Yuma], Dec. 20, 1879: "We see the Tucson Base Ball Club has challenged the Phoenix club for a match game on New Years Day." The Tucson "Arizona Citizen," Dec. 13, 1879 says the Tucson BBC has challenged the Phenix [sic] BBC "for a prize of $100," under the latest rules, and using a "dead" ball.</p></br><p>Phoenix AR (1880 pop. about 1,700) and Tucson AZ (1880 pop. about 7,000) are separated by about 120 miles and don't know much about snow.</p> about 1,700) and Tucson AZ (1880 pop. about 7,000) are separated by about 120 miles and don't know much about snow.</p>)

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