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|Club Name=Manteno | |Club Name=Manteno | ||
|Type of Date=Year | |Type of Date=Year | ||
|Date= | |Date=1894/05/01 | ||
|Date of Dissolution Type=Day | |Date of Dissolution Type=Day | ||
|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
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|City=Manteno | |City=Manteno | ||
|Nine Class=Senior | |Nine Class=Senior | ||
|Description=<p>The <em>Chicago Inter Ocean</em>, Aug. 25, Sept. 3 and Oct. 3 1895 report on Chicago teams traveling to play a "crack" Manteno club. Manteno manager William C. Mellanson (1862-1942) offered to pay the expenses of Chicago clubs coming down to play Manteno.</p> | |Description=<p>The Joliet News Oct. 26, 1894 mentions the Manteno BBC.</p> | ||
<p>The <em>Chicago Inter Ocean</em>, Aug. 25, Sept. 3 and Oct. 3 1895 report on Chicago teams traveling to play a "crack" Manteno club. Manteno manager William C. Mellanson (1862-1942) offered to pay the expenses of Chicago clubs coming down to play Manteno.</p> | |||
<p>Baseball was probably played earlier in Manteno--though a search of of the Kankakee Gazette through 1876 yields no mention of such game. There's a hint from an "old timer" in 1887 that Manteno had baseball in 1870. See Kankakee, Grove City club entry. Manteno had 632 residents in 1880.</p> | <p>Baseball was probably played earlier in Manteno--though a search of of the Kankakee Gazette through 1876 yields no mention of such game. There's a hint from an "old timer" in 1887 that Manteno had baseball in 1870. See Kankakee, Grove City club entry. Manteno had 632 residents in 1880.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>The <em>Chicago Inter Ocean</em>, Aug. 25, Sept. 3 and Oct. 3 1895</p> | |Sources=<p>The Joliet News, Oct. 26, 1894; <em>Chicago Inter Ocean</em>, Aug. 25, Sept. 3 and Oct. 3 1895</p> | ||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice, | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice, | ||
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |Entered by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|First in Location=Manteno, IL | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:46, 8 March 2020
| Nick Name | Manteno |
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| Earliest Known Date | 1894 |
| Last Known Game | |
| Location | Manteno, IL, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| NABBP Status | |
| Nine Class | Senior |
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| Description | The Joliet News Oct. 26, 1894 mentions the Manteno BBC. The Chicago Inter Ocean, Aug. 25, Sept. 3 and Oct. 3 1895 report on Chicago teams traveling to play a "crack" Manteno club. Manteno manager William C. Mellanson (1862-1942) offered to pay the expenses of Chicago clubs coming down to play Manteno. Baseball was probably played earlier in Manteno--though a search of of the Kankakee Gazette through 1876 yields no mention of such game. There's a hint from an "old timer" in 1887 that Manteno had baseball in 1870. See Kankakee, Grove City club entry. Manteno had 632 residents in 1880. |
| Sources | The Joliet News, Oct. 26, 1894; Chicago Inter Ocean, Aug. 25, Sept. 3 and Oct. 3 1895 |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
| Submission Note | |
| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
| First in Location | Manteno, IL |
| First in Location Note | |
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