Early baseball in New York (state)/Game 4

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Location	New York (state)
Year	1854
City	Geneva
State	NY
Country	US
Was NY rules baseball	Unknown
Played by	Locals
Found by	Larry McCray

From Protoball Entry #1854.10 -- Ball Played at Hobart College, Geneva NY

“Baseball in Geneva began, at least on an organized basis, in 1860. Informal games had taken place at Hobart College as early as 1854, and at the nearby Walnut Hill School . . . the boys were organized into teams in 1856 or 1857.”

Minor Myers, Jr., and Dorothy Ebersole, Baseball in Geneva: Notes to Accompany An Exhibition at the Prout Chew Museum, May 20 to September 17, 1988 [Geneva Historical Society, Geneva, 1988], page 1. Note: This brochure implies that it describes the New York game, but does not say so or cite the use of NY rules.