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Spanish Military Headquarters adjacent to it. The first official baseball game in Ponce took place in this field in 1899. The first baseball championship in Ponce took place here in 1904
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Charles H. Terry Athletic Field took place on 20 November 2010 at the Francisco "Pancho" Coimbre Sports Museum, Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was led by the Mayor of the city of Ponce, María E. Meléndez Altieri, the Office of Cultural Development's Division of
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Benjamin Lugaro Torres. Historia del Campo
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