Early baseball in Iowa/Game 3
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|Pagetext=On August 1st, the first nine of the Jefferson Base Ball Club, Ed McNight, T.F. Higley, J.B. King, George W. Phelps, Fred S. Sanford, S.W. Pierce, N.S. Bright, William Mount and J.J. Gibson, met at Brighton a nine of the Washington Base Ball Club, Washington. They lost by a score of 35 to 54, but accepted their defeat with the philosophy of true sportsmen. C.D. Leggett acted as their official scorer. | |Pagetext=On August 1st, the first nine of the Jefferson Base Ball Club, Ed McNight, T.F. Higley, J.B. King, George W. Phelps, Fred S. Sanford, S.W. Pierce, N.S. Bright, William Mount and J.J. Gibson, met at Brighton a nine of the Washington Base Ball Club, Washington. They lost by a score of 35 to 54, but accepted their defeat with the philosophy of true sportsmen. C.D. Leggett acted as their official scorer. | ||
| - | Brighton IA is in the SE corner of the state. It is about 70 miles SW of Davenport. | + | Brighton IA is in the SE corner of the state. It is about 70 miles SW of Davenport. |
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| + | Washington IA (1870 pop. about 2600) is about 30 miles SE of Iowa City. | ||
|Sources=History of Jefferson County, Iowa: a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement; Fulton, Charles J.; S.J. Clarke Publishing Company; 1914; pp 385-386. | |Sources=History of Jefferson County, Iowa: a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement; Fulton, Charles J.; S.J. Clarke Publishing Company; 1914; pp 385-386. | ||
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Revision as of 18:58, 7 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Iowa -> Early baseball in Iowa/Game 3 |
| Location | Iowa |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Month | 8 |
| Date | 1 |
| City | Brighton |
| State | IA |
| Country | US |
| Modern address | Brighton IA |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Washington BBC |
| Team 2 | Jefferson |
| Team 1 Score | 54 |
| Team 2 Score | 35 |
| Found by | Jeff Kittel |
On August 1st, the first nine of the Jefferson Base Ball Club, Ed McNight, T.F. Higley, J.B. King, George W. Phelps, Fred S. Sanford, S.W. Pierce, N.S. Bright, William Mount and J.J. Gibson, met at Brighton a nine of the Washington Base Ball Club, Washington. They lost by a score of 35 to 54, but accepted their defeat with the philosophy of true sportsmen. C.D. Leggett acted as their official scorer.
Brighton IA is in the SE corner of the state. It is about 70 miles SW of Davenport.
Washington IA (1870 pop. about 2600) is about 30 miles SE of Iowa City.
Sources
History of Jefferson County, Iowa: a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement; Fulton, Charles J.; S.J. Clarke Publishing Company; 1914; pp 385-386.
