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June 3, 1851: Match play, Knickerbockers vs. Washington Club (NY)

New York Clipper, May 29, 1858

May 31, 1858: Winthrop tops Olympic in first match game played under ‘Massachusetts’ rules

Summer 1858: The Brooklyn-New York baseball rivalry begins

September 9, 1858: The New York rules in New England

June 30, 1859: Caught on the fly: Knickerbockers vs. Excelsiors

July 1, 1859: Baseball goes to college

October 11, 1859: Upton Excelsiors become the Massachusetts champions

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