Early baseball in New York (state)/Club 49
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| - | |Pagetext= | + | |Pagetext=The first known ref to the Union Springs club is in a Syracuse paper in October 1860. The club payed the Syracuse BBC at Auburn NY, losing 30-27. "This game was for a prize of $20, which was put up by the Auburn club." |
| - | The first known ref to the Union Springs club is in a Syracuse paper in October 1860. The club payed the Syracuse BBC at Auburn NY, losing 30-27. "This game was for a prize of $20, which was put up by the Auburn club." | + | |
This appears to be the only pre-war reference to a Union Springs club. | This appears to be the only pre-war reference to a Union Springs club. | ||
| - | Union Springs NY is on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake, about 35 miles SW of Syracuse. Auburn NY is about 10 miles NE of Union Springs and about 25 miles SW of Syracuse. Its current population is about 1000. | + | Union Springs NY is on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake, about 35 miles SW of Syracuse. Auburn NY is about 10 miles NE of Union Springs and about 25 miles SW of Syracuse. Its current population is about 1000. |
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| - | Syracuse Journal, October 13, 1860 | + | In December of 1860, an Auburn paper reported that Union Springs had challenged the Syracuse BBC to "play a match game of ball on the ice at Union Strings, each player mounted on skates. The Syracuse Club have accepted the challenge, and the day will be named as soon as strong ice appears at the Springs." We have no confirmation that this game was played. |
| + | |Sources=Syracuse Journal, October 13, 1860 | ||
| + | Ice game: Syracuse Journal, quoting the Auburn Advertiser, December 21, 1860. | ||
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| Location | New York (state) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1860 |
| Month | 10 |
| Date | 13 |
| Note on date | No later than October 1860 |
| Modern address | Union Springs |
| City | Union Springs |
| State | NY |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Union Springs |
The first known ref to the Union Springs club is in a Syracuse paper in October 1860. The club payed the Syracuse BBC at Auburn NY, losing 30-27. "This game was for a prize of $20, which was put up by the Auburn club."
This appears to be the only pre-war reference to a Union Springs club.
Union Springs NY is on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake, about 35 miles SW of Syracuse. Auburn NY is about 10 miles NE of Union Springs and about 25 miles SW of Syracuse. Its current population is about 1000.
In December of 1860, an Auburn paper reported that Union Springs had challenged the Syracuse BBC to "play a match game of ball on the ice at Union Strings, each player mounted on skates. The Syracuse Club have accepted the challenge, and the day will be named as soon as strong ice appears at the Springs." We have no confirmation that this game was played.
Sources
Syracuse Journal, October 13, 1860 Ice game: Syracuse Journal, quoting the Auburn Advertiser, December 21, 1860.
