Early baseball in Canada/Club 6

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Location Canada
Year 1860
City Woodstock
State Ontario
Country Canada
Nickname Young Canadians
Found by Bruce Allardice

Canadian Encyclopedia, article on Baseball says the Young Canadians of Woodstock, Ontario existed in 1863. The New York Clipper, June 22, 1861, article headlined "Baseball at Woodstock, C.W." reports on a game between the Young Canadians of Woodstock and a picked nine of the town of Woodstock. The New York Mercury, July 15, 1860, reports on a game at Woodstock between the Young Canadians and the Olympic.

Woodstock Ontario (1871 pop. about 4,000) is about 130 kilometers SW of Toronto and about 105 miles W of Buffalo NY.

Sources

Canadian Encyclopedia, article on Baseball. The New York Clipper, June 22, 1861. New York Mercury, July 15, 1860.

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