Early baseball in Arkansas/Game 8
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Revision as of 13:28, 1 September 2012
Spread of baseball: Home -> Arkansas -> Early baseball in Arkansas/Game 8 |
Location | Arkansas |
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Year | 1868 |
Month | 7 |
Date | 8 |
State | Hopefield |
Country | AR |
Site | Hopefield AR |
Modern address | Hopefield AR |
Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
Played by | Non-locals |
Team 1 | Bluff City, Memphis |
Team 2 | Pride of the South, Memphis |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Memphis Appeal, July 8, 1868 reported that two Memphis teams, the Bluff City and the Pride of the South, will play at Hopefield today.
Hopefield appears to be across the Mississippi River from Memphis, in easternmost Arkansas.
Sources
Memphis Appeal, July 8, 1868