Early baseball in Kentucky/Predecessor Game 5
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Location | Kentucky |
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Year | 1859 |
Month | 6 |
Date | 7 |
City | Lexington |
State | Kentucky |
Country | United States of America |
Name of game | Cricket |
Found by | Greg Perkins |
[1859-04-19] [CRICKET.] [Kentucky Statesman. p. 3 col. 3] 492596
Organization of Cricket Club perfected last week and first game played last Friday 15th Charles Brutton Secy.
[1859-06-10] [CRICKET.] [Kentucky Statesman. p. 2 col. 2] 492598
Lexington Cricket Club played game June 7th on Transylvania Campus. S.D. Bruce team played J.T. Davidson team each of 12 players. Tie game.
Sources
Kentucky Statesman (Lexington, Ky.), 19 April 1859 Kentucky Statesman (Lexington, Ky.), 7 June 1859