Early baseball in Kentucky/Predecessor Game 1
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| Location | Kentucky |
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| Year | 1858 |
| Month | 8 |
| Date | 31 |
| City | Newport |
| State | Kentucky |
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| Name of game | Town Ball |
| Found by | Greg Perkins |
"TOWN BALL IN NEWPORT - The gents of Newport, being acutated by an emulative spirit, have recently organized a 'Kentucky Town Ball Club,' for the purpose of playing that spirited game - Town Ball. The Club will play a match this afternoon at half past two o'clock on the Newport Race Track."
Cincinnati Daily Commercial, 31 August 1858
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Cincinnati Daily Commercial, 31 August 1858
