Club of Newark v Oriental/Olympic Club of Newark on 13 July 1855

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Date of Game Friday, July 13, 1855
Location East Newark, Hudson County, NJ, United States
Field  Add Field Page Newark BBC Grounds
Home Team  Add Club Page Club of Newark
Away Team Oriental/Olympic Club of Newark
Score 31 - 10
NY Rules Likely
Description

This game appears on the Protoball Games Tabulation [NYC file] complied by Craig Waff. Reports appeared in the Clipper, Spirit, and NY Daily Times.

The Spirit named this game the first inter-club match to be played in New Jersey: perhaps it held Hoboken to be a part of NY?

Sources

(1) “New-Jersey: Base Ball,” NYDT, vol. 4, no. 1195 (18 Jul 1855), p. 3, col. 6

(2) “Base Ball: Newark vs. Olympic Club,” SOT, vol. 25, no. 23 (21 Jul 1855), p. 276, col. 2

(3) “The Newark and Olympic Clubs,” NYC, [?] Jul 1855

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Found by Craig Waff
First in Location East Newark, NJ
Players Locality Local
Entry Origin Sabrpedia



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