1858.33: Difference between revisions

From Protoball
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Convert Is in Main Chronology to Salience)
mNo edit summary
 
(7 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Chronology Entry
{{Chronology Entry
|Year=1858
|Year Suffix=
|Year Number=33
|Headline=Earliest Games in Chicago IL?
|Headline=Earliest Games in Chicago IL?
|Year=1858
|Salience=2
|Salience=2
|Location=Illinois
|Location=Illinois
|Text=<p>[1] Downer's Grove downs Union, 7/7/1858.  "A match game was played yesterday afternoon between the Union Base Ball Club, of this city, and the Downer's grove Base Ball Club. . . . A spacious tent was erected on the Club's grounds, corner of West Harrison and Halstead Streets. The Downer's Grove Club came of [sic] victorious, the 'country boys' being excellent players." "Base Ball Match," <i>Chicago</i> <i>Daily Press and Tribune</i>, vol. 12 number 6 (Thursday, July 8, 1858), page 1 column 4. Posted to 19CBB on 9/11/2007 by Craig Waff.</p>
|Country=United States
<p>[2] Excelsior downs Union, 8/29/1858.  The score was Excelsior 17, Union 11.  <i>Chicago Daily Times and Tribune</i>, September 1, 1858, page 1 column 4. Posted to 19CBB on 9/11/2007 by Craig Waff.</p>
|Coordinates=41.8781136, -87.6297982
<p>Growth in Chicago was slow.  Although its population was nearing 110,000 in 1860, it still had only four base ball clubs.  [Steven Freedman, "The Baseball Fad in Chicago, 1865-1870," <u>Journal of Sport History</u>, Volume 5 number 2 (Summer 1978), page 42.</p>
|State=IL
|City=Chicago
|Modern Address=
|Game=
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Age of Players=Youth
|Holiday=
|Notables=
|Text=<p>[1]&nbsp; "A match game was played yesterday [7/7/1858] afternoon between the Union Base Ball Club, of this city, and the Downer's grove Base Ball Club. . . . A spacious tent was erected on the Club's grounds, corner of West Harrison and Halstead Streets. The Downer's Grove Club came of (sic) victorious, the 'country boys' being excellent players."</p>
<p>[2] The Excelsior Club downed&nbsp;Union, 8/29/1858. The score was Excelsior 17, Union 11.</p>
<p>[3] Growth in Chicago was slow. Although its population was nearing 110,000 in 1860, it still had only four [with updated research, 18 (ba)] base ball clubs.</p>
|Sources=<p>[1]"Base Ball Match," <em>Chicago Daily Press and Tribune</em>, vol. 12 number 6 (Thursday, July 8, 1858), page 1 column 4. Posted to 19CBB on 9/11/2007 by Craig Waff.</p>
<p>[2]<em>Chicago Daily Times and Tribune</em>, September 1, 1858, page 1 column 4. Posted to 19CBB on 9/11/2007 by Craig Waff.</p>
<p>[3] Steven Freedman, "The Baseball Fad in Chicago, 1865-1870," <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Journal of Sport History</span>, Volume 5 number 2 (Summer 1978), page 42.</p>
|Warning=
|Comment=
|Query=
|Source Image=
|External Number=
|Submitted by=Craig Waff
|Submission Note=
|Reviewed=Yes
|Has Supplemental Text=No
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 06:23, 22 June 2022

Chronologies
Scroll.png

Prominent Milestones

Misc BB Firsts
Add a Misc BB First

About the Chronology
Tom Altherr Dedication

Add a Chronology Entry
Open Queries
Open Numbers
Most Aged

Earliest Games in Chicago IL?

Salience Noteworthy
Location Illinois
City/State/Country: Chicago, IL, United States
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Youth
Text

[1]  "A match game was played yesterday [7/7/1858] afternoon between the Union Base Ball Club, of this city, and the Downer's grove Base Ball Club. . . . A spacious tent was erected on the Club's grounds, corner of West Harrison and Halstead Streets. The Downer's Grove Club came of (sic) victorious, the 'country boys' being excellent players."

[2] The Excelsior Club downed Union, 8/29/1858. The score was Excelsior 17, Union 11.

[3] Growth in Chicago was slow. Although its population was nearing 110,000 in 1860, it still had only four [with updated research, 18 (ba)] base ball clubs.

Sources

[1]"Base Ball Match," Chicago Daily Press and Tribune, vol. 12 number 6 (Thursday, July 8, 1858), page 1 column 4. Posted to 19CBB on 9/11/2007 by Craig Waff.

[2]Chicago Daily Times and Tribune, September 1, 1858, page 1 column 4. Posted to 19CBB on 9/11/2007 by Craig Waff.

[3] Steven Freedman, "The Baseball Fad in Chicago, 1865-1870," Journal of Sport History, Volume 5 number 2 (Summer 1978), page 42.

Comment Edit with form to add a comment
Query Edit with form to add a query
Submitted by Craig Waff



Comments

<comments voting="Plus" />