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• 07:11, 21 November 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs moved page Special:Badtitle/NS500:Club of Hamburg to New:Club of Hamburg, Germany (Avoid duplicating with Hamburg, AR)
• 05:50, 14 October 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Carthage Orioles#comment-49 - Al Schacht performed at a baseball game in Bizerte during his 1943 African tour. The players were US servicemen stationed there. See www.baseballinwartime.com)
• 12:33, 21 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Hickories Club of McConnellsville#comment-48 - See McConnelsville.)
• 11:37, 21 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Sippo Club of Massillon#comment-47 - The Stark Club won that July 1867 game, played on the Friday prior to July 24th, 126 to 54, with the Stark swatting 16 home runs. See the Canton Repository, July 24, 1867.)
• 11:35, 21 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Sippo Club of Massillon#comment-46 - A Dexter BBC of Massillon was playing in Sept. 1867. See the Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Sept. 9, 1867.)
• 11:34, 21 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Athletics Club of Painesville#comment-45 - The Cleveland Leader, June 30, 1866: "The young men of Painesville have recently started a Base Ball Club, which is now fully organized and is a grand success. It already numbers over twenty members." So i...)
• 07:33, 15 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Rising Sun, Osceola Club of Bozeman area#comment-44 - Fort Ellis is near Bozeman.)
• 07:24, 15 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Rocky Mountain Club of Virginia City#comment-43 - The Montana Post, July 24, 1868, reports that the Occidental Base Ball Club was formed last Friday evening In Virginia City, with Henry Burdick, esq. elected president and Charles Wells Secretary.)
• 07:13, 15 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Rocky Mountain Base Ball Club - First Nine v Rocky Mountain Base Ball Club - Second Nine in 1866#comment-42 - The Montana Post was published in Virginia City. This article, and another article on May 26th 1866 makes clear that this team was formed ...)
• 07:51, 14 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Melbourne in 1867#comment-41 - Clark's book goes on to say that this was probably an "early form" of baseball, a predecessor-type game. The book also discusses the not-well-sourced assertion that American miners played baseball in/near ...)
• 14:10, 8 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Invincible Club of Saint John#comment-40 - This could be Saint John, New Brunswick rather than Saint John, Nova Scotia.)
• 10:16, 8 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Union Club of Waterford - 2#comment-39 - To add to the above: The Troy [NY] Daily Times, July 18, 1866, reports that "Another base ball club has been organized in Waterford, to be known as the McClellan Club.")
• 13:13, 2 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Star Club (Ogdensburg) v St. Lawrence Club (Ogdensburg) on 15 June 1860#comment-38 - In 1872 the Pastimes of Ogdensburg played a home-and-home series with the Ottawa [Canada] BBC. See the Ottawa Free Press, July 4, 1872.)
• 05:50, 25 August 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Army? in The West on 6 March 1848#comment-37 - Azariah Smith, along with other army veterans of the Mormon Battalion, was working near modern Coloma, CA, when gold was discovered there around January 1848. His diary makes clear he was still at/near...)
• 16:00, 24 August 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Halifax in 1868#comment-36 - But see new 1867 information.)
• 06:12, 18 August 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Mexico in 1877#comment-35 - A recent article by Cesar Gonzalez Gomez, "A New Perspective on Mexican Baseball Origins," Base Ball (Spring 2007) casts doubt on the Guaymas claim, saying it depends on the oral remembrances of a person 70 y...)
• 05:23, 7 August 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballplaying in Civil War Camps#comment-34 - The rise of recorded baseball playing in 1863 was due to the war situation, IMO. The regiments that came from the prime pre-CW baseball playing regions (mainly New England the Northeast) almost entirely s...)
• 13:36, 6 August 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Scranton#comment-33 - There's an article on Linen (with image) in Steinke's "Scranton," page 44, which mentions his forming the Wyoming Club. The "New York Clipper" website has the names of the players, from a newspaper article on an early ...)
• 13:33, 6 August 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1863.1#comment-32 - Millen cites the bank history for this information. The pitcher for the winning team was Lt. James Alexander Linen (1840-1918) of the 26th NJ, formerly of the Newark Eureka BBC. Linen later headed the bank, hence the mention in ...)
• 08:23, 6 August 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1858.58#comment-31 - The "Baseball in Old Chicago" reference to the Union Club and 1856 probably referenced an article in the Chicago Tribune, dated Oct. 19, 1919, which reviewed early Chicago baseball and made the claim that the Unions played base...)
• 05:44, 6 August 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Union Club of Chicago#comment-30 - Old Chicago newspapers make clear that the Union Club existed as early as 1857, but they were playing cricket. See the Chicago Tribune, Aug. 29, 1857. Cricket had been played by the "Chicago Club" in Chicago as ea...)
• 11:11, 17 July 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Bogota in 1913#comment-29 - See Protoball entry for Panama. In 1883 baseball was played in Panama, which at that time was a province of Colombia. So technically the "first" game for Colombia might be considered to have been played in 1883.)
• 11:11, 17 July 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Colombia in 1903#comment-28 - See Protoball entry for Panama. In 1883 baseball was played in Panama, which at that time was a province of Colombia. So technically the "first" game for Colombia might be considered 1883.)
• 18:56, 16 July 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Johannesburg in 1895#comment-27 - I believe there was a baseball game played in Egypt 6 years earlier, part of the world baseball tour.)
• 11:58, 16 July 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (New:Marseilles Base Ball Club v Base Ball and Wicket Club of Ottawa in June 1858#comment-26 - "J. H. Burlison" appears to be NY-born John Burlison (1797-1869), a War of 1812 veteran who died in West Troy, NY. Games of "wicket" were played in CT and...)
• 08:54, 14 July 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (O.K., Shabbona Club of Ottawa#comment-25 - The Ottawa Free Trader, May 11, 1867, notes a game to be played May 17th between the Shabbona and O.K. clubs. Same June 1, 1867 gives the names of the players of both teams.Among the players are Henry Clay...)
• 15:37, 13 June 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Charleston#comment-24 - Charleston appears to have had a club a couple months earlier. The Commerce [MO] Dispatch, Aug. 14, 1869 says the Lone Star of Morley and the Charleston BBC are to play a game. Same July 24, 1869 notes: "The grounds ...)
• 12:58, 13 June 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Honolulu on 25 May 1867#comment-23 - The Hawaiian Gazette, May 29, 1867, reported on the same game: "Base Ball--Last Saturday ... a spirited base ball game commenced on the Esplanade, near the Custom House.")
• 12:24, 13 June 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (New:Peninsula Club of Sturgeon Bay#comment-22 - A. W. Hall was captain and 1st baseman of the Peninsulas, and Judge Wm. K. Dresser (died 1878 age 48) played centerfield.)
• 06:39, 24 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Tigers Club of Lockport#comment-21 - This 1871 game was also reported in the Joliet Signal, June 27, 1871. Stone city won 24 to 8, in Joliet "last Friday".)
• 06:37, 24 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Tigers Club of Lockport#comment-20 - The book "19th Century Baseball in Chicago" (Rucker and Fryer) p. 13 asserts that the Lockport Telegraph of Aug. 6, 1851 reported on a game between the Hunkidoris of Joliet and the Sleepers of Lockport. The book...)
• 11:27, 21 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Columbus#comment-19 - The Columbus "Colorado Citizen", July 18, 1878, reports on a match between the "Columbus nine" and a nine "made up of representatives of clubs from Schulenberg, Bastrop, Halletsville and Plum Grove," won by Columbus. T...)
• 08:11, 8 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Hicks-Sawyer Minstrel Co. side 1 v Hicks-Sawyer Minstrel Co. side 2 in November 1888#comment-18 - The Spalding world tour game was played Dec. 10, 1888 at the "Potter's Paddock" in Auckland, with the Chicago team beating the All Americas 22 to 13. ...)
• 13:58, 7 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Unknown Club of Jacksonville#comment-17 - There evidently was an earlier Jacksonville club. The Oregon Sentinel May 27, 1871, mentions a challenge sent to "the old Jacksonville club...[which] was at the time the challenge was received, disbanded...")
• 09:34, 7 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Corinthians Club of Corinne#comment-16 - The Corinne Daily Reader, May 14, 1873: "Base Ball--At a meeting of the young men of this city, held last evening, a base ball club was organized..." The article gives the names of the officers and players o...)
• 09:32, 7 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Dixie Club of St. George#comment-15 - The Deseret News, Aug. 25, 1886, has an item datelined Panguitch, Garfield Co., Utah, July 31, of a game "for the Championship of Southern Utah" between the Panguitch and St. George clubs, at Panguitch Lake. St...)
• 09:04, 5 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Summit City Base Ball Club of Fort Wayne#comment-14 - To add to the above: the Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, Sept. 14, 1867, reports on "The Indiana Base Ball Convention" held in Indianapolis on Sept. 11th. The teams represented included the Kekionga o...)
• 09:02, 5 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Evansville#comment-13 - To add to the above: the Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, Sept. 14, 1867, reports on "The Indiana Base Ball Convention" held in Indianapolis on Sept. 11th. The teams represented included the Resolute Club of Evansville)
• 09:01, 5 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Star City Club of Lafayette#comment-12 - To add to the above: the Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, Sept. 14, 1867, reports on "The Indiana Base Ball Convention" held in Indianapolis on Sept. 11th. The teams represented included the Hoosier Club of Lafayette.)
• 08:59, 5 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Western Club of Indianopolis#comment-11 - To add to the above: the Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, Sept. 14, 1867, reports on "The Indiana Base Ball Convention" held in Indianapolis on Sept. 11th. The teams represented were: Indianapolis--Buckhorn, Rail...)
• 08:21, 5 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Banner Club of St. Deroin#comment-10 - To add tot he above: The Daily Nebraska Press [Nebraska City], Oct. 2, 1869, reports that the St. Deroin BBC beat the Furnas County BBC 22-17 in a five inning game "yesterday afternoon at the grounds.")
• 08:07, 2 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Elgin BBC#comment-9 - Addition to above: The (Springfield) Daily Illinois State Journal, 9-7-1871: "Elgin now boasts two base ball clubs, composed entirely of ladies. They are known respectively as the Originals and the Independents, their uniforms...)
• 08:05, 2 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Juveniles Club of Arlington Heights#comment-8 - Addition: The [Arlington Heights] "Herald," 2-19-1915, page 8, col. 6, article titled: "Baseball 40 Years ago" Interviews local resident Clark Thurber, who recalls that he and current Arlington Heigh...)
• 09:00, 1 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Muldoons, Young Temperance Club of East St. Louis#comment-7 - There was an East St. Louis club in 1874. The Troy (IL) Weekly Bulletin, June 4, 12874, reports that the Empires of Collinsville beat East St. Louis last Saturday at Collinsville 26 to 2...)
• 08:48, 1 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Red Hots Club of Maroa#comment-6 - The Chicago Tribune, Dec. 4, 1871, adds the following: "Illinois... William H. Lusk died recently at Maroa from over-exertion in playing baseball.")
• 08:46, 1 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Egyptians Club of Centralia#comment-5 - The Chicago Tribune Sept. 19, 1867, confirms the existence of this club, reporting that the Egyptians of Centralia are to play the Pana club soon in Decatur.)
• 21:05, 29 March 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Forest City Club of Rockford#comment-4 - The Sinnissippie Club of Rockford sent delegates to the Dec. 7, 1865 North West Base Ball Convention held in Chicago. See Chicago Tribune, Dec. 7, 1865.)
• 21:01, 29 March 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Kenyon College Club of Gambier#comment-3 - The Kenyon Club of Kenyon College sent a delegate to the Northwest Base Ball Convention held in Chicago on Dec. 7, 1865. See Chicago Tribune, Dec. 7, 1865. BA)
• 07:25, 29 March 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Stone City Club of Joliet#comment-2 - The Chicago Tribune, Aug. 13, 1870, in a report datelined "Joliet, Aug. 12" reports on a baseball game between the New Lenox Club and the Rockford Juniors, "of this city," won by the Juniors 28 to 24. There is ...)
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