Early baseball in New Jersey/Game 23

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Location	New Jersey
Year	1855
Month	10
Date	25
State	NJ
Country	US
Was NY rules baseball	Unknown
Played by	Unknown
Team 1	Excelsior Club of Jersey City
Team 2	Newark Club
Team 1 Score	24
Team 2 Score	6
Length	Three innings
Found by	John Zinn

"The Base Ball match, between the Newark Club and the Excelsior Club of Jersey, yesterday resulted in the defeat of the former. Three innings were played, Excelsior scoring 24 and Newark 6."

Sources

Newark Daily Advertiser, 10/26/1855