Early baseball in Washington/Game 2
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+ | |Pagetext=BASE BALL.-On Saturday last the Red Rover B. B. Club challenged the old Union B. B. Club to play a game of base ball; the challenge was accepted. The Red Rovers (school boys) are Loren B. Hastings, jr., Captain; Alfred A. Plummer, jr., R. F.; L. T. Seavey, pitcher; Nelson Lauback, 1st base; Isaac Calhoun, 2nd base; Daniel Hill, 3rd base; George Trenholm, L. F.; Cyrus Britt, C. F.; Frank Clinger, Short Stop. The Union Club comprised several gentlemen of the town. The score of the Red Rovers at the close of the game was fifty-nine runs, against sixty-eight by the Unions. The play of the Red Rovers was generally good, their fielding especially. It was only in the batting that the Unions beat them. Pull up, boys; you made the big 'uns sore, if you didn't beat them- there's some gratification in that. | ||
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+ | Port Townsend (1880 pop. about 900) is about 45 miles NW of Seattle. | ||
+ | |Sources=[Original Source] Weekly Argus, Port Townsend, WA,. Thursday, May 18, 1871. | ||
+ | [Referenced Source] Sourced from: Washington State Secretary of State Newspaper Online Archives http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/images/newspapers/SL_dir_porttownsendweekargu/pdf/SL_dir_porttownsendweekargu_05181871.pdf#page=3 | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:48, 13 September 2012
Spread of baseball: Home -> Washington -> Early baseball in Washington/Game 2 |
Location | Washington |
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Year | 1871 |
Month | 5 |
Date | 13 |
Note on date | Game reported May 18 |
City | Port Townsend |
State | WA |
Country | USA |
Site | Port Townsend, WA |
Modern address | Port Townsend, WA |
Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
Played by | Locals |
Team 1 | Red Rover Base Ball Club |
Team 2 | Union Base Ball Club |
Team 1 Score | 59 |
Team 2 Score | 68 |
Length | Unknown |
Found by | Mark Brunke |
BASE BALL.-On Saturday last the Red Rover B. B. Club challenged the old Union B. B. Club to play a game of base ball; the challenge was accepted. The Red Rovers (school boys) are Loren B. Hastings, jr., Captain; Alfred A. Plummer, jr., R. F.; L. T. Seavey, pitcher; Nelson Lauback, 1st base; Isaac Calhoun, 2nd base; Daniel Hill, 3rd base; George Trenholm, L. F.; Cyrus Britt, C. F.; Frank Clinger, Short Stop. The Union Club comprised several gentlemen of the town. The score of the Red Rovers at the close of the game was fifty-nine runs, against sixty-eight by the Unions. The play of the Red Rovers was generally good, their fielding especially. It was only in the batting that the Unions beat them. Pull up, boys; you made the big 'uns sore, if you didn't beat them- there's some gratification in that.
Port Townsend (1880 pop. about 900) is about 45 miles NW of Seattle.
Sources
[Original Source] Weekly Argus, Port Townsend, WA,. Thursday, May 18, 1871. [Referenced Source] Sourced from: Washington State Secretary of State Newspaper Online Archives http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/images/newspapers/SL_dir_porttownsendweekargu/pdf/SL_dir_porttownsendweekargu_05181871.pdf#page=3