Editing Early baseball in Virginia/Club 9
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|Location=Virginia | |Location=Virginia | ||
|Year=1866 | |Year=1866 | ||
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|Modern-address=Charlottesville VA | |Modern-address=Charlottesville VA | ||
|City=Charlottesville | |City=Charlottesville | ||
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|Pagetext=Students at the University of Virginia organized a baseball club there soon after the war. The Monticello’s of the university played the Excelsiors of Staunton June 1, 1866 at Charlottesville, winning 42-5. Valley Vindicator, June 8, 1866. | |Pagetext=Students at the University of Virginia organized a baseball club there soon after the war. The Monticello’s of the university played the Excelsiors of Staunton June 1, 1866 at Charlottesville, winning 42-5. Valley Vindicator, June 8, 1866. | ||
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Charlottesville VA (current pop. 43,500)is about 70 miles NW of Richmond. | Charlottesville VA (current pop. 43,500)is about 70 miles NW of Richmond. | ||
Staunton VA (current pop. about 24,000) is about 35 miles W of Charlottesville. | Staunton VA (current pop. about 24,000) is about 35 miles W of Charlottesville. | ||
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