Early baseball in Connecticut/Club 4
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| Location | Connecticut |
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| Year | 1860 |
| Note on date | Date is Uncertain |
| City | Manchester |
| State | CT |
| Country | US |
From Protoball Entry #1860c.11 – Man Played Base Ball in CT Before the War
"I am a native of Hartford, Conn., and have, from early boyhood, taken a great interest in all Out Door Sports that are clean and manly. As a boy I played One, Two, Three, and Four Old Cat; also the old game of "Wicket." I remember that before the Civil War, I don't remember how long, we played base ball at my old home, Manchester, Harford County, CT."
Letter from Philip W. Hudson, Houston Texas, to the Mills Commission, July 23, 1905.
Note: From context, one might infer that Hudson was playing the New York game, not the Massachusetts game, before the Civil War.
