Early baseball in Arizona/Game 2

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Location	Arizona
Year	1875
City	Camp McDowell
State	Arizona
Country
Was NY rules baseball	Likely
Played by	Non-locals
Team 1	Light Foot club of the 8th Infantry
Team 2	Shamrock club of the 5th Cavalry
Team 1 Score	14
Team 2 Score	10
Length	5 innings
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Prescott Weekly Arizona Miner, January 15, 1875, reports that a game was recently played at Camp McDowell, between the Light Foot club of the 8th US Infantry and the Shamrock club of the 5th cavalry, won by the Light Foot 14-10 in a five inning game. Camp McDowell is/was in Maricopa County, AZ, near modern Phoenix.

Sources

Prescott Weekly Arizona Miner, Jan. 15, 1875