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|Pagetext=The Vicksburg Daily Times, November 13, 1866, reports: “A game of Base Ball came off yesterday at the Arsenal grounds…. Messrs. Wentz and Borden were captains of the rival sides.” This is the first verified game I've found, though McCain's "Jackson" claims some games were played there in 1866 also. | |Pagetext=The Vicksburg Daily Times, November 13, 1866, reports: “A game of Base Ball came off yesterday at the Arsenal grounds…. Messrs. Wentz and Borden were captains of the rival sides.” This is the first verified game I've found, though McCain's "Jackson" claims some games were played there in 1866 also. | ||
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Vicksburg (pop. about 26,000) is on the Mississippi River about halfway up the state's western border and about 40 miles W of Jackson, which is near the center of the state. | Vicksburg (pop. about 26,000) is on the Mississippi River about halfway up the state's western border and about 40 miles W of Jackson, which is near the center of the state. | ||
|Sources=Vicksburg Daily Times, November 13, 1866 | |Sources=Vicksburg Daily Times, November 13, 1866 | ||
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