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{{Chronology Entry | {{Chronology Entry | ||
|Year=1859 | |||
|Year Number=39 | |||
|Headline=Club Organized in St. Louis MO | |Headline=Club Organized in St. Louis MO | ||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Location=Illinois | |Location=Illinois | ||
|Text=<p>"CLUB ORGANIZED, - A base ball club was organized in St. Louis, Mo, on the 1<sup>st</sup> inst. | |Country=US | ||
|State=MO | |||
|City=St. Louis | |||
|Game=Base Ball, | |||
|Age of Players=Adult | |||
|Text=<p>"CLUB ORGANIZED, - A base ball club was organized in St. Louis, Mo, on the 1<sup>st</sup> inst. It boasts of being the first organization of the kind in that city, but will not, surely, long stand alone. It numbers already 18 members, officers as follows: President, C. D. Paul; Vice do, J. T. Haggerty; Secretary, C. Thurber; Treasurer, E. R. Paul. They announce their determination to be ready to play matches in about a month.</p> | |||
|Sources=<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Clipper</span>, September 3, 1859. </p> | |||
|Comment=<p>In a 4/1/2013 email, Jeff Kittel confirms the date and source of this account, and estimates that this is he oldest primary evidence of base ball, and of a base ball club, in St. Louis.</p> | |||
|Submitted by=Craig Waff, Jeff Kittel | |||
|Submission Note=In September 2008 Craig supplied an unclearly dated facsimile from the Mears Collection, and Jeff in 2013 Jeff confirmed its date and source. | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
| | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| Location | IllinoisIllinois |
| City/State/Country: | St. Louis, MO, US |
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| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
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| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | "CLUB ORGANIZED, - A base ball club was organized in St. Louis, Mo, on the 1st inst. It boasts of being the first organization of the kind in that city, but will not, surely, long stand alone. It numbers already 18 members, officers as follows: President, C. D. Paul; Vice do, J. T. Haggerty; Secretary, C. Thurber; Treasurer, E. R. Paul. They announce their determination to be ready to play matches in about a month. |
| Sources | The Clipper, September 3, 1859. |
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| Comment | In a 4/1/2013 email, Jeff Kittel confirms the date and source of this account, and estimates that this is he oldest primary evidence of base ball, and of a base ball club, in St. Louis. Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Submitted by | Craig Waff, Jeff Kittel |
| Submission Note | In September 2008 Craig supplied an unclearly dated facsimile from the Mears Collection, and Jeff in 2013 Jeff confirmed its date and source. |
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1859.39 Club Organized in St. Louis MO"
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