First Baseball Game played in Utah Territory -- In 1871? First bowling and First Tennis too

AFTER some extensive searches in 19th Century Utah newspapers, the first baseball game reported as being payed in Utah Territory was on July 24, 1871.
The Salt Lake Herald newspaper of July 26, 1871 stated that the Salt Lake 20th Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints played that first contest -- at least the first one reported by a local newspaper.
The Ward's "Star" baseball club played a contest and the prize was a "handsome bat and ball."
The Ward also staged some running races and jumping contests too on the holiday, commemorating the Mormon Pioneer's arrival into the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847.

-The first Utah Territory reference to the sport of bowling was in the Salt Lake Tribune on Dec. 18, 1871. The report stated that the Pioneer Bowling Alley had reduced the cost of a 10-pin game to 25 cents. (Obviously since the bowling alley was already there, bowling had been played in Salt Lake City since at least earlier that year.)

-The Salt Lake Herald of May 24, 1885 contains what may be the first reference to tennis in Utah. The newspaper report stated that a lawn tennis competition between Murdock and Hull of ZCMI and Roberts and Eccles ended in a tie after playing four sets.
"Another game will probably be played shortly," the Herald report stated.