Early baseball in Canada/Game 4

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Location	Canada
Year	1872
City	Victoria
State	British Columbia
Country	Canada
Was NY rules baseball	Unknown
Played by	Unknown
Team 1	Olympics of Victoria
Team 2	Washington BBC of Olympia, WA

The Portland Oregonian, Sept. 11, 1872 reports that the Washington BBC of Olympia, Washington beat the home team Olympics of Victoria, BC in a match game.

Victoria BC (1871 pop. about 3,300) is about 110 kilometers SW of Vancouver BC and about 120 miles NW of Seattle WA.

Sources

The Portland Oregonian, Sept. 11, 1872