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{{Club | {{Club | ||
|Coordinates=41.8781136, -87.62979819999998 | |Coordinates=41.8781136, -87.62979819999998 | ||
|Name=Leiter | |Name=Field and Leiter Club of Chicago | ||
|Club Name=Leiter | |Club Name=Field and Leiter | ||
|Type of Date=Year | |Type of Date=Year | ||
|Date=1870/06/01 | |Date=1870/06/01 | ||
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|Nine Class=Senior | |Nine Class=Senior | ||
|Description=<p>The Chicago <em>Tribune</em>, Nov. 26, 1870, reports that the Field & Leiter Wholesale nine played the "Volwarts" (? newspaper illegible here) club.</p> | |Description=<p>The Chicago <em>Tribune</em>, Nov. 26, 1870, reports that the Field & Leiter Wholesale nine played the "Volwarts" (? newspaper illegible here) club.</p> | ||
<p>Marshall Field and Levi | <p>The opposing club may be the "volevideers", another club of Field & Leiter employees.</p> | ||
<p>I've entered this as "Leiter & Field" because the system got confused by the word "Field" and | <p>Marshall Field and Levi Leiter were partners in what was to become Chicago's biggest department store, Marshall Field's. According to Freedman's article on early Chicago baseball, Field & Leiter sponsored five different teams. Their silent partner, Potter Palmer, also sponsored a team.</p> | ||
<p>I've entered this as "Leiter & Field" because the system got confused by the word "Field" and tried to put this under the category ball field.</p> | |||
|Sources=<p>Chicago <em>Tribune</em>, Nov. 26, 1870</p> | |Sources=<p>Chicago <em>Tribune</em>, Nov. 26, 1870</p> | ||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |Entered by=Bruce Allardice | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:27, 12 June 2014
| Nick Name | Field and Leiter |
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| Earliest Known Date | 1870 |
| Last Known Game | |
| Location | Chicago, IL, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| NABBP Status | |
| Nine Class | Senior |
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| Description | The Chicago Tribune, Nov. 26, 1870, reports that the Field & Leiter Wholesale nine played the "Volwarts" (? newspaper illegible here) club. The opposing club may be the "volevideers", another club of Field & Leiter employees. Marshall Field and Levi Leiter were partners in what was to become Chicago's biggest department store, Marshall Field's. According to Freedman's article on early Chicago baseball, Field & Leiter sponsored five different teams. Their silent partner, Potter Palmer, also sponsored a team. I've entered this as "Leiter & Field" because the system got confused by the word "Field" and tried to put this under the category ball field. |
| Sources | Chicago Tribune, Nov. 26, 1870 |
| 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 |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
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