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{{Chronology Entry
{{Chronology Entry
|Year=1860
|Year Number=31
|Headline=Base Ball Crosses State of Missouri
|Headline=Base Ball Crosses State of Missouri
|Year=1860
|Salience=2
|Salience=2
|Location=South
|Location=Missouri,
|Text=<p>"BASE BALL IN MISSOURI: St. Joseph, Mo, April 7, 1860. Friend Clipper: On Saturday last, a" jovial party" met on the ground near the cemetery, to engage in he healthful and vigorous game of ball; parties were paired off, and the game was one of lively interest to all. After the game was closed, it was decided to form a "Ball Club". . . . On motion of Jos. Tracy, the name of the Club was fixed as the "Franklin Base Ball Club."   <u>New York</u> <u>Clipper</u> (date omitted from scrapbook).  Facsimile from the Mears Collection scrapbooks provided by Craig Waff, September 2008. St. Joseph is about 30 miles north of Kansas City MO. There is no solid clue here as to whether this team was to follow rules for the New York game.</p>
|Country=United States
|State=MO
|City=St. Joseph
|Game=Base Ball,
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Age of Players=Adult
|Text=<p>"BASE BALL IN MISSOURI: St. Joseph, Mo, April 7, 1860. Friend Clipper: On Saturday last, a" jovial party" met on the ground near the cemetery, to engage in he healthful and vigorous game of ball; parties were paired off, and the game was one of lively interest to all. After the game was closed, it was decided to form a "Ball Club". . . . On motion of Jos. Tracy, the name of the Club was fixed as the "Franklin Base Ball Club." &nbsp;</p>
|Sources=<p><span>New York</span>&nbsp;<span>Clipper,</span>&nbsp;April 21, 1860, p.7</p>
|Comment=<p>St. Joseph is about 30 miles north of Kansas City MO. There is no solid clue here as to whether this team was to follow rules for the New York game.</p>
|Submitted by=Craig Waff
|Submission Note=September 2008
|Reviewed=Yes
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Coordinates=39.7674578, -94.846681
}}
}}

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Base Ball Crosses State of Missouri

Salience Noteworthy
Location Missouri
City/State/Country: St. Joseph, MO, United States
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
Text

"BASE BALL IN MISSOURI: St. Joseph, Mo, April 7, 1860. Friend Clipper: On Saturday last, a" jovial party" met on the ground near the cemetery, to engage in he healthful and vigorous game of ball; parties were paired off, and the game was one of lively interest to all. After the game was closed, it was decided to form a "Ball Club". . . . On motion of Jos. Tracy, the name of the Club was fixed as the "Franklin Base Ball Club."  

Sources

New York Clipper, April 21, 1860, p.7

Comment

St. Joseph is about 30 miles north of Kansas City MO. There is no solid clue here as to whether this team was to follow rules for the New York game.

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Submitted by Craig Waff
Submission Note September 2008



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