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Wisconsin's First State Base Ball Tourney Lists $1500 in Prizes
| Salience | Noteworthy |
|---|---|
| Tags | Championship GamesChampionship Games |
| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | Beloit, WI, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | Youth, AdultYouth, Adult |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| Text | "FIRST ANNUAL STATE BASE BALL TOURNAMENT OF WISCONSIN, $1500 IN PRIZES TO BE AWARDED. There will be a State Base Ball Tournament at Beloit, Wis. commencing Tuesday, 30 September, 1867. Under the auspices of the Wisconsin Association of Base Ball Players. "The following are the prizes to be awarded. . . ." |
| Sources | "A New Baseball Discovery," John Thorn, June 17, 2013, posted at https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/a-new-baseball-discovery-a1d8f579388. (John found the 7-foot broadside for the tournament at the Beloit Historical Society, and posted it in a short article about the experience.) |
| Warning | |
| Comment | Top first class prize -- $100 cash and $100 Gold Mounted Bat Junior prizes (under age 18), "Pony Clubs" (under age 15) Prizes for top out-of-state club, plus several "special" prizes: best pitcher, best catcher, most homers, best runner, best thrower. From John Pregler: "The Beloit Free Press published the following complete list of the prizes awarded at the Beloit Base Ball Tournament: Senior Clubs - First Class: 1st prize, Cream City of Milwaukee; 2nd prize: Whitewater of Whitewater; 3rd prize: Badgers of Beloit. Second Class: 1st, Capital City Jr. of Madison; 2nd: Delavan of Delavan; 3rd, Eagle of Beloit. Juniors: 1st, Badger Jr of Beloit; 2nd, Excelsior Jr of Janesville. Pony: Rock River Jr of Beloit Outside the State - Seniors: 1st, Phoenix of Belvidere, IL; 2nd, Mutual of Chicago" - Janesville Gazette, Sept. 19, 1867 Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | [A] Is "Pony Club" a common term for teen clubs? - - from John Thorn, 9/22/20: "The Clipper has citations for "pony team" from 1874 on, perhaps signifying junior team or just whippersnappers. Here, from Sept 8, 1888:"
BOSTON, Sept 2 . —Coming home with a record of seven victories in eight games is a far different thing from doing so after having won four games out of twenty. Add to this the fact that three straight victories were gained over New York on their own heath and that by what Boston fans look upon as a pony team, and it is little wonder that the warmest and most enthusiastic kind of a welcome was bestowed upon the Boston team on Thursday last and that cheer after cheer greeted the appearance of the nine and each man as he stepped to the bat.
--- [B] Wasn't $1500 a tidy sum in 1867? -- from John Thorn, 9/22/20: "$1500 was a hefty prize: $27,783.73 in 2019 dollars (via Consumer Price Index adjustment)." Edit with form to add a query |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | John Thorn |
| Submission Note | Emails of 9/22/2020 |
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1867.21 Wisconsin's First State Base Ball Tourney Lists $1500 in Prizes"
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