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|Nickname=Monitor Base Ball Club of Homer | |Nickname=Monitor Base Ball Club of Homer | ||
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|Approved=Yes | |Approved=Yes | ||
| - | |Pagetext=A search of Cortland County newspapers of 1865 shows that on July 21, 1865, the Homer Monitors defeated the Marathons 72-4 at the Monitors Grounds in a game lasting two hours and 15 minutes. The Monitors Grounds was located behind Cortland Academy in the Homer Village Green. | + | |Pagetext=The first appearance of a Homer NY club in the baseball clippings collection at the Onondaga Hist. Assn was in a game reported in August 1865. |
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| + | A search of Cortland County newspapers of 1865 shows that on July 21, 1865, the Homer Monitors defeated the Marathons 72-4 at the Monitors Grounds in a game lasting two hours and 15 minutes. The Monitors Grounds was located behind Cortland Academy in the Homer Village Green. | ||
The Monitor BBC of Homer played against the Central City BBC of Syracuse at the Cortland County Fair Grounds, losing 27-23. | The Monitor BBC of Homer played against the Central City BBC of Syracuse at the Cortland County Fair Grounds, losing 27-23. | ||
