Early baseball in New Jersey/Game 22

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Location	New Jersey
Year	1855
Month	10
Date	4
City	Newark
State	NJ
Country	US
Site	East Newark
Was NY rules baseball	Unknown
Played by	Locals
Team 1	Newark Club Married Men
Team 2	Newark Club Single Men
Team 1 Score	22
Team 2 Score	9

"The match yesterday at base ball in East Newark, between the married and single members of the Newark Club, was played before a large crowd of spectators, and resulted in the defeat of the single men by 13 runs."

Sources

Newark Daily Advertiser 10/5/1855