Early baseball in Honduras/Game 1
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| Location | Honduras |
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| Year | 1910 |
| Month | 6 |
| Date | 24 |
| City | Tegueigalpa |
| Country | Honduras |
| Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
| Played by | Locals |
"At the first match game ever played in that Republic [Honduras], nearly all the prominent people, including many government officials, were present. . . . The game was introduced by school authorities, who wished to give the youth of the town some sort of healthful outdoor sport."
US Government Printing Office, Baseball in Honduras, Congressional Serial Set (Year?), page 669. Accessed via Google Books February 2010.
