Early baseball in Delaware/Club 2

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|Pagetext=The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 12, 1867 and Aug. 2, 1867, report on a three game match for the state championship of Delaware between the Diamond State and Wawasset clubs of Wilmington. The Wawasset BBC won the first game, the 2nd was won by Diamond State 40-29 on July 11, and the third game, in Wilmington on Aug. 1, resulted in a forefeit by Diamond State when they tried to bring in some Philadelphia ringers and the umpire refused to let them.
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|Pagetext=The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 12, 1867 and Aug. 2, 1867, reports on a three game match for the state championship of Delaware between the Diamond State BBC and Wawasset clubs of Wilmington. The Wawasset BBC won the first game, the 2nd was won by Diamond State 40-29 on July 11, and the third game, in Wilmington on Aug. 1, resulted in a forfeit by Diamond State when they tried to bring in some Philadelphia ringers and the umpire refused to let them play.
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|Sources=The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 12, 1867 and Aug. 2, 1867
|Sources=The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 12, 1867 and Aug. 2, 1867
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Spread of baseball: Home -> Delaware -> Early baseball in Delaware/Club 2
Location Delaware
Year 1867
Modern address Wilmington DE
City Wilmington
State DE
Nickname Wawasset
Found by Bruce Allardice

The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 12, 1867 and Aug. 2, 1867, reports on a three game match for the state championship of Delaware between the Diamond State BBC and Wawasset clubs of Wilmington. The Wawasset BBC won the first game, the 2nd was won by Diamond State 40-29 on July 11, and the third game, in Wilmington on Aug. 1, resulted in a forfeit by Diamond State when they tried to bring in some Philadelphia ringers and the umpire refused to let them play.

Sources

The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 12, 1867 and Aug. 2, 1867

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