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| - | |Pagetext="According to John E. Spalding in his book Always on Sunday, among the early [San Francisco] residents was a group of cricket players who organized the first base ball team -- late in 1859. Called the San Franciscos, the members issues a challenge in January 1860, to 'any nine base ball players, to a match game' on February 22at the Center Bridge. A group called the Red Rovers accepted." "Using a ball made of woolen yarn from a sock and rubber from a pair of overshoes, teams battled to a 33-33 tie over nine innings in the Washington's birthday holiday contest." | + | |Pagetext= |
| + | "According to John E. Spalding in his book Always on Sunday, among the early [San Francisco] residents was a group of cricket players who organized the first base ball team -- late in 1859. Called the San Franciscos, the members issues a challenge in January 1860, to 'any nine base ball players, to a match game' on February 22at the Center Bridge. A group called the Red Rovers accepted." "Using a ball made of woolen yarn from a sock and rubber from a pair of overshoes, teams battled to a 33-33 tie over nine innings in the Washington's birthday holiday contest." | ||
Note -- Angus MacFarlane reports that the Red Rovers refused to play extra innings because they thought the SFBBC pitcher was pitching illegally. | Note -- Angus MacFarlane reports that the Red Rovers refused to play extra innings because they thought the SFBBC pitcher was pitching illegally. | ||
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| + | William F. McNeil, The California Winter League (McFarland, 2002), page 9. | ||
| - | + | California Spirit of the Times, February 22, 1860. | |
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| - | California Spirit of the Times, February 22 | + | |
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