Early baseball in Washington/Game 11

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Location	Washington
Year	1880
Month	7
Date	4
City	Port Townsend
State	WA
Country	USA
Site	Base Ball Grounds
Modern address	Port Townsend, WA
Was NY rules baseball	Likely
Played by	Locals
Team 1	Port Townsend Base Ball Club
Team 2	Port Gamble Base Ball Club
Found by	Mark Brunke

TRANSCRIPTION OF ADVERTISEMENT: Base-Ball Game at 2 P. M. Prize, $30 to the winning club. The Port Gamble Base Ball Club have accepted a challenge, and will play with the Port Townsend boys. (Column was for advertising sporting and other events for July 4 celebration.)

Sources

Puget Sound Weekly Argus, Port Townsend, WA. June 17, 1880.