Early baseball in New York (state)/Club 3

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		+	From Protoball Entry #1857.21 – Buffalo NY Sees its First Club
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		+	“The first organized, uniform team was the Niagaras who played their first games in 1857 . . . .  The Niagaras were, of course, strictly an amateur nine.  They played their first games after ‘choosing up’ among themselves, and then [later] played matches against other Buffalo nines as they became organized”
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		+	Overfield, Joseph, 100 Seasons of Buffalo Baseball (Partner’s Press, Kenmore NY, 1985), page 17.  Overfield does not cite a source.  Originally provided by Priscilla Astifan, email of 12/7/2007.
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		+	Query:  Can we determine Overfield’s source, and the date the club formed?

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Location	New York (state)
Year	1857
City	Buffalo
State	NY
Country	US
Nickname	Niagaras
Found by	Larry McCray

From Protoball Entry #1857.21 – Buffalo NY Sees its First Club

“The first organized, uniform team was the Niagaras who played their first games in 1857 . . . . The Niagaras were, of course, strictly an amateur nine. They played their first games after ‘choosing up’ among themselves, and then [later] played matches against other Buffalo nines as they became organized”

Overfield, Joseph, 100 Seasons of Buffalo Baseball (Partner’s Press, Kenmore NY, 1985), page 17. Overfield does not cite a source. Originally provided by Priscilla Astifan, email of 12/7/2007.

Query: Can we determine Overfield’s source, and the date the club formed?