Tuesday, September 30, 2008

September 6 and 13, 1872

The Plattsburgh Sentinel - September 6, 1872

  --A match game of Base Ball between the "United B. B. C." of Plattsburgh Barracks, and the "Relief B. B. C." of Plattsburgh, will be played on the Fair grounds, Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 2 o'clock, P.M.



The Plattsburgh Sentinel - September 13, 1872

  On Tuesday a match of base ball was played between the "Relief B. B. C." of Plattsburgh, and the "United B. B. C." of Plattsburgh Barracks, the latter being composed of soldiers at the "camp." The "Relief's,"--mostly all young players--contested the game manfully against their more practiced and much stronger antagonists, but were defeated, 23-17.