Early baseball in Canada/Club 6
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Location | Canada |
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Year | 1861 |
City | Woodstock |
State | Ontario |
Country | Canada |
Nickname | Young Canadians |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Canadian Encyclopedia, article on Baseball says the Young Canadians of Woodstock, Ontario existed in 1863. The New York Clipper, June 22, 1861, article headlined "Baseball at Woodstock, C.W." reports on a game between the Young Canadians of Woodstock and a picked nine of the town of Woodstock.
Woodstock Ontario (1871 pop. about 4,000) is about 130 kilometers SW of Toronto and about 105 miles W of Buffalo NY.
Sources
Canadian Encyclopedia, article on Baseball. The New York Clipper, June 22, 1861.