Other firsts in baseball/Event 1
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Two base ball clubs were scheduled to play a game in Mariposa, a southern Sierra gold mining town. | Two base ball clubs were scheduled to play a game in Mariposa, a southern Sierra gold mining town. | ||
| - | California Spirit of the Times, February 11, 1860. Submitted by Angus Macfarlane, email of February 9, 2010, based on a find made by David Block. Angus notes that neither the California Spirit nor other accessible papers reported on the actual game, if any: | + | California Spirit of the Times, February 11, 1860. Submitted by Angus Macfarlane, email of February 9, 2010, based on a find made by David Block. Angus notes that neither the California Spirit nor other accessible papers reported on the actual game, if any: "another 'did they or didn't they' mystery." Mariposa CA is on the edge of Yosemite Park and about 60 miles N of Fresno. |
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| Year | 1860 |
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| City | Mariposa |
| State | CA |
| Country | US |
| Description | First Game Slated for a Gold Mining Town |
| Found by | David Block |
From Protoball Entry #1860.59 – Game Set for CA Mining Town
Two base ball clubs were scheduled to play a game in Mariposa, a southern Sierra gold mining town.
California Spirit of the Times, February 11, 1860. Submitted by Angus Macfarlane, email of February 9, 2010, based on a find made by David Block. Angus notes that neither the California Spirit nor other accessible papers reported on the actual game, if any: "another 'did they or didn't they' mystery." Mariposa CA is on the edge of Yosemite Park and about 60 miles N of Fresno.
