Early baseball in Illinois/Game 5
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|Pagetext="The base ball mania is raging here worse than the cholera ever did. Four clubs are already organized. The Egyptian Club has challenged the Independent Club to play a match game. The challenge has been accepted. The contest is to take place on Thursday afternoon, September 6th. The occasion will no doubt be one of interest to the lovers of this manly game, which is becoming so universally popular throughout the land." | |Pagetext="The base ball mania is raging here worse than the cholera ever did. Four clubs are already organized. The Egyptian Club has challenged the Independent Club to play a match game. The challenge has been accepted. The contest is to take place on Thursday afternoon, September 6th. The occasion will no doubt be one of interest to the lovers of this manly game, which is becoming so universally popular throughout the land." | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:22, 22 December 2012
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| Location | Illinois |
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| Year | 1866 |
| Month | 9 |
| Date | 6 |
| City | Cairo |
| State | Illinois |
| Country | United States of America |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Egyptian Club |
| Team 2 | Independent Club |
"The base ball mania is raging here worse than the cholera ever did. Four clubs are already organized. The Egyptian Club has challenged the Independent Club to play a match game. The challenge has been accepted. The contest is to take place on Thursday afternoon, September 6th. The occasion will no doubt be one of interest to the lovers of this manly game, which is becoming so universally popular throughout the land."
Sources
FROM CAIRO. Chicago Tribune (1860-1872); Aug 31, 1866; ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1985) pg. 0_1
