Early baseball in Washington/Game 12

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Location	Washington
Year	1881
Month	7
Date	4
City	Colfax, WA
State	WA
Country	USA
Site	Colfax, WA
Modern address	Colfax, WA
Was NY rules baseball	Likely
Played by	Locals
Team 1	Colfax Base Ball Club
Team 2	Lewiston Base Ball Club
Team 1 Score	19
Team 2 Score	21
Length	Six Innings
Found by	Mark Brunke

Transcription: Base Ball Game- Only six innings were played between the Lewiston and Colfax clubs on the Fourth. At the close of the first inning the score stood Colfax 11, Lewiston 2; second, 1 to 2. After the Lewiston boys gained unitl at the close it stood, Lewiston 21, Colfax 19.

Sources

Base Ball Game, Spokane Time, July 14, 1881, page 3, column 6.