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- 18:03, 26 June 2023 Dave talk contribs changed group membership for Bsallardice from editor, supereditor and administrator to editor, supereditor, administrator and bureaucrat
- 17:11, 11 January 2022 Dave talk contribs changed group membership for Bsallardice from editor and supereditor to editor, supereditor and administrator
- 08:22, 17 May 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Champion Club of Jersey City v Unca Club of Brooklyn on 24 September 1859#comment-553 - Uncas of New York, not Brooklyn? And game in Manhattan or Jersey City?)
- 07:02, 14 May 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Active Club of Newark v Invincible on 22 May 1858#comment-549 - Should this be NY, not NJ?)
- 06:55, 14 May 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Manhattan v Baltic in Newark on 6 September 1859#comment-548 - NY, not Newark, location.)
- 06:43, 14 May 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Champion (NY v Jefferson Club of New York on 16 August 1860#comment-547 - NJ or NY?)
- 07:08, 8 May 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Havana in 1864#comment-546 - Cuba was at this time, and until 1898, a colony of Spain.)
- 07:07, 8 May 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Almedares Club v Borinquen Club on 2 June 1896#comment-545 - Puerto Rico is of course today a Commonwealth, associated with the United States. The 1896 game would have been played when it was still a colony of Spain.)
- 06:56, 5 May 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Free Academy Club of New York v Monument Club of New York on 22 September 1857#comment-544 - Should this field be Hamilton Square (aka Metropolitan Grounds) in Manhattan, with the game played in Manhattan, not Newark?)
- 11:50, 30 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Mobile in 1861#comment-541 - Spring Hill was a Catholic school where many of New Orleans' wealthy families sent their sons. Seeing as how baseball was played in New Orleans in 1859, many of these students would, by 1860 at least, have b...)
- 07:03, 30 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Clipping:Tradional Easter Ballplaying . . . Where Fast Day Play was Born?#comment-540 - In old England the "town corporation" was usually what we would today term the city council.)
- 07:27, 24 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (The Early Sporting Press in New England 1.0#comment-539 - Since you ask for info about early baseball writers, William H. Bray (mentioned in the article) was born in England in 1831, and died in Oakland, CA April 29, 1902. By 1880 he had moved to C...)
- 06:07, 21 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Continental Club of Newtonville v Upton Club of Boston on 30 June 1866#comment-538 - Harvard Law School grounds?)
- 06:05, 21 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Niagara Club of East Cambridge v Forest Club of East Cambridge on 19 August 1858#comment-537 - Cambridge had 26,060 residents in 1860.)
- 06:01, 21 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Unnamed club Club of Dayton#comment-536 - Dayton had 20,081 residents in 1860.)
- 05:43, 21 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Mechanics Club of Worcester#comment-535 - Worcester had 24,960 residents in 1860.)
- 05:34, 21 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Warren Club of Roxbury#comment-534 - Roxbury had 25,137 residents in 1860.)
- 05:16, 21 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Portland Base Ball Club#comment-533 - Portland had 26,341 residents in 1860.)
- 06:36, 18 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Eckford Club of Brooklyn#comment-532 - See also Eckford of Greenpoint.)
- 19:25, 16 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Hoosiers Club of South Bend#comment-531 - This is based on some 1932 newspaper articles in the South Bend Tribune, which says Henry Benjamin organized the "Hoosier Base Ball Club" in 1860, which club had a practice game that year in "Goose Pasture....)
- 06:58, 16 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Champion Base Ball Club of Leavenworth#comment-530 - See also "Fort Leavenworth" entries.)
- 05:48, 15 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1854.15#comment-528 - The term “old fashioned base ball” (OFBB) appears to have been used in the decades after the 1850s to describe whatever game was played locally before the New York game arrived. The term was used extensively in upstate New...)
- 05:45, 15 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1835c.13#comment-527 - The term “old fashioned base ball” (OFBB) appears to have been used in the decades after the 1850s to describe whatever game was played locally before the New York game arrived. The term was used extensively in upstate Ne...)
- 05:43, 15 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Wicket, OFBB (retro) in East Granville in 1835#comment-526 - The term “old fashioned base ball” (OFBB) appears to have been used in the decades after the 1850s to describe whatever game was played locally before the New York game arrived. The t...)
- 10:54, 14 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Clipper Club of Manchester v Hunky Dory Club of Nashua on 29 May 1869#comment-525 - The Highland Trotting Park was west of downtown Manchester, in what is today the Piscataquog District.)
- 09:08, 14 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Clipper Club of Manchester v Hunky Dory Club of Nashua on 29 May 1869#comment-524 - An 1875 game in Manchester was player at the Trotting Park. See New York Clipper, July 31, 1875.)
- 18:58, 12 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Sacramento on 11 December 1859#comment-523 - The politician W. I. Ferguson (d. 1858) was known in Sacramento as "Ferg." There might be a connection between him and the field.)
- 13:51, 11 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Holt Base Ball Club of Newport#comment-522 - Said to have as their home grounds "Taylor's Bottom.")
- 10:07, 9 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Alamo Club of San Antonio#comment-521 - It would make sense for this club, and other early clubs, to have played in/near the Alamo, and/or what is now Travis Park (to the west of the Alamo), the two large open spaces in central San Antonio at the t...)
- 05:15, 9 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Capital City Club of Madison#comment-520 - Sackmann says that in 1865 this club played on grounds on the shores of Lake Mendota.)
- 05:07, 9 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Capital City Club of Madison#comment-519 - Sackmann article says this club was "active" in 1864, but no record of match games till 1865.)
- 06:38, 8 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (24th United States Infantry Base Ball Club of Vicksburg, Mississippi v Mississippi Valley BBC of Vicksburg on 7 February 1867#comment-518 - From the above the "parade grounds" may have been about where Harris St. intersects Cherry.)
- 05:32, 8 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Biloxi in July 1860#comment-517 - Biloxi and Pass Christian, on MS's Gulf Coast, were (and are) popular resort areas for New Orleans residents.)
- 07:54, 7 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (First Game at the North Pole#comment-516 - A photo of this game is in the Naval History blog, July 4, 2019.)
- 08:10, 5 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (University of Washington Club of Seattle#comment-515 - A "university" base ball club played the "town" on July 4, 1878 in Seattle. See Seattle Daily Intelligencer, July 2, 1878. Jack Levy of the Alkis BBC was Secretary of the July 4th Festivities.)
- 08:08, 5 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Dolly Varden Base Ball Club of Seattle#comment-514 - A Dolly Varden saloon existed in Seattle in 1872. See Puget Sound Dispatch, June 13, 1872.)
- 19:53, 4 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pioneer Base Ball Club of Portland#comment-513 - A website on Portland history says the first games were played on a vacant lot on Washington Street. Later, at Broadway and Stark. See pdxhistory.com.)
- 07:10, 4 April 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Knoxville#comment-512 - A Nov. 1867 game between the Holston and Knoxville clubs, won by the former 90-21, was played near "Serff's" on Cumberland St. Knoxville Press and Herald, Nov. 7, 1867. A "Scherf's" Hotel existed in Knoxville in 1869...)
- 06:07, 30 March 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Victoria v Seattle Alkis in Victoria on 24 May 1877#comment-511 - An Olympia BBC was named the Alkis. The newspaper might be mistaken here.)
- 06:04, 30 March 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Dolly Varden Base Ball Club of Seattle#comment-510 - Seattle had 1,107 residents in 1870.)
- 05:48, 30 March 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Rainier Base Ball Club of Olympia#comment-509 - See also Olympia "Washington Standard," May 29, 1869.)
- 05:46, 30 March 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Red Rovers Club of Port Townsend#comment-508 - This is the report in the Port Townsend Weekly Argus, May 18, 1871)
- 05:33, 28 March 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Port Gamble Base Ball Club#comment-507 - A FORT Gamble club (same location as the town?) existed in 1877. See Snohomish.)
- 12:07, 26 March 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (New:Winona Base Ball Club of Phildelphia#comment-506 - A Winona BBC was in existence in 1859.)
- 12:02, 26 March 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (New:Virona of Philadelphia#comment-505 - Is this the same as the "Veruna" BBC? Duplicate entry?)
- 11:59, 26 March 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Veruna Club of Philadelphia#comment-504 - Is this the "Virona" BBC organized 6-1-1866?)
- 06:44, 19 March 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Syracuse Base Ball Club#comment-503 - The Syracuse Courier, Oct. 23, 1858 reports an Oct. 22 intramural game by the Syracuse BBC between the marrieds and singles. Other game reports are in same, 11-1 and 11-11-58. The club's grounds were "near" Fay...)
- 06:40, 19 March 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Syracuse Base Ball Club#comment-502 - The Syracuse Courier, Nov. 15, 1858 gives the box score of a game between the married and single men of the Syracuse BBC.)
- 06:33, 19 March 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Salt Point Base Ball Club of Syracuse#comment-501 - The Central City Courier of Syracuse, May 7, 1859, mentions the Salt Point BBC members practicing nearly every morning.)
- 06:10, 13 March 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Walla Walla v Club of Walla Walla on 6 September 1867#comment-500 - The Walla Walla Statesman, Sept. 27, 1867 reports that Saturday last the Excelsiors beat the Walla Wallas.)
- 14:05, 8 March 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Round or base ball in Barre in 1848#comment-499 - The Boston Post, June 5, 1848: "In Barre, the anniversary of the organization of the government was celebrated by a game of ball--round or base, we suppose--twelve on a side. It took four hours to p...)
- 18:57, 3 February 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Montreal#comment-498 - By 1865 baseball had become so popular in Montreal that an ordinance was passed forbidding games in city parks as a menace to other users. [Thorn, Our Game blog,1-28-2020])
- 06:21, 3 January 2020 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Neptune Base Ball Club of Lena#comment-497 - In 1888 Lena had the Oriental and Enterprise clubs, which played on July 4 in Stockton. See Stockton Herald, July 6, 1888.)
- 04:23, 16 October 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pottawattomie Club of Council Bluffs#comment-496 - "Baseball: The Story of Iowa's Early Innings," Annals of Iowa (1941) 625-654 reports that baseball was played in Council Bluffs in 1866.)
- 04:21, 16 October 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Davenport#comment-495 - The Annals of Iowa (1941) article on early Iowa baseball identifies this club as the "Pastime Base Ball Club No. 2.")
- 05:06, 28 September 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (El Caracas Base Ball Club on 23 May 1895#comment-494 - The Jamail book notes that Caracas newspapers reported baseball playing as early as Feb. 1895.)
- 05:01, 28 September 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (El Caracas Base Ball Club on 23 May 1895#comment-493 - There are, once again, arguments about the origins of Venezuelan baseball, with a study from the University of Florida saying that students brought it back from America in 1895 after going to A...)
- 08:32, 15 September 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Olympic Club of Boston v Aurora Ball Club of Boston in 1853#comment-492 - See Olympic entry, for a prior (July 1853) intersquad game.)
- 08:30, 15 September 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Aurora Ball Club of Boston#comment-491 - See Olympic Club entry.)
- 04:18, 9 September 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Natives v Foreigners in Honolulu on 4 July 1866#comment-490 - This may be the first recorded game between teams of different races, predating inter-racial games in the U.S. involving African-Americans.)
- 06:27, 20 July 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Japan in 1872#comment-489 - A Japanese touring company troupe played baseball in the US in 1872. See https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/07/c8bd473c856b-baseball-researcher-finds-earliest-recorded-game-involving-japanese.html)
- 07:57, 13 July 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Base Ball Club of Pana#comment-488 - For more on early Pana baseball, see the Decatur Daily Review, July 17, 1921, the source for the Morris book quote.)
- 07:24, 5 July 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In La Porte in 1858#comment-487 - Check "predecessor games" for an 1851 San Francisco game that may have been played under the NY rules.)
- 07:23, 5 July 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In San Francisco on 10 November 1858#comment-486 - Check "predecessor games" for a Feb. 1851 game in San Francisco that may have been played under the then-existing NY rules.)
- 09:46, 12 June 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1863.57#comment-484 - This was written from Thunderbolt Battery.)
- 05:19, 5 June 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Lookout Club of Chattanooga#comment-483 - The Chattanooga Daily American Union, March 3, 1866, gives a box score of a game played yesterday between two sides of the Lookout. The same article calls the Lookout "The Champion Base Ball Club of the Sou...)
- 16:15, 17 May 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Honolulu in 1840#comment-482 - See also Feb. 10, 1869 entry for base ball games. The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, Sept. 8, 1859 reports that "Bat and Ball ... is being introduced among the natives and bids fair to become a favorite game.")
- 09:59, 17 May 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empires Club of Fort Wayne#comment-481 - The New York Clipper, June 6, 1868, prints the box score of an inter-squad game of the Empire Club of Concordia College, Fort Wayne.)
- 07:25, 21 April 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Base Ball Club of Ottawa#comment-480 - The Toronto Irish Canadian, Aug. 19, 1874 reports that at the Grand Union Picnic held in Ottawa Aug. 7, the Ottawa's defeated the Union's 33-12.)
- 13:26, 19 March 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1869.14#comment-479 - There was an Asian-White interracial game in Honolulu in 1867. See Protoball, and my article in the Our Game blog.)
- 13:25, 19 March 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1869.3#comment-478 - The earliest provable inter-racial ballgame was in Hawaii. See my article in the OurGame blog, and the posting for Honolulu in protoball.)
- 14:11, 24 January 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Nigeria#comment-477 - A Nigeria team played baseball in the All Africa games in 1999.)
- 14:10, 24 January 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Uganda in 1999#comment-476 - A Uganda team played baseball in the All Africa games in 1999.)
- 14:09, 24 January 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (US Army v Pan Am employees in 1942#comment-475 - A Ghana team played baseball in the All Africa games in 1999.)
- 13:34, 8 January 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1867.17#comment-474 - See my article on this game, and the teams, at https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/the-first-multiracial-ballgame-32ea57419a1d)
- 13:32, 8 January 2019 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pacific Club of Honolulu v Pioneer Club of Honolulu on 24 August 1867#comment-473 - See my article on this game, and the teams, at https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/the-first-multiracial-ballgame-32ea57419a1d)
- 10:01, 28 December 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Spanish Point on 11 July 1883undefined#comment-472 - It is unclear exactly what this game was. Rounders?)
- 07:37, 26 December 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire Club of New Orleans v Louisiana Club of New Orleans on 14 September 1859#comment-471 - The umpire of this game was James F. Otis (born Tristam Coffin Otis, 1808-67), a poet who had been drama/music critic for Porter's "Spirit of the Times" a...)
- 07:30, 26 December 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Louisiana Club of New Orleans#comment-470 - The New Orleans Times Picayune, Aug. 14, 1859 printed an extensive article on the history of base ball, cricket and wicket.)
- 09:50, 22 December 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pioneer Club of Honolulu#comment-469 - Add to the 1867 roster James H. Black (1830-1910), newspaper editor and Civil War veteran, who is said to have introduced the NY game to the islands (see 7-4-66 and 8-24-67 game entries).)
- 09:47, 22 December 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pacific Club of Honolulu#comment-468 - William Saffery Wond (1841-1932), later clerk of the local court, married the daughter of Privy Counciler Jonah Piikoi (1804-59).)
- 08:51, 22 December 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pioneer Club of Honolulu#comment-467 - Add to the 1867 roster Frederick W. Wunderberg (1850-1918), Hawaii's Postmaster General 1886-91, whose father was the royal registrar of accounts.)
- 08:49, 22 December 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pacific Club of Honolulu#comment-466 - The Pioneer Club in 1867 included, in addition to the three Polyneian Hawaiians listed above, a number of members of prominent HI families, several being "half-caste." Charles T. Gulick (1841-97), of a promine...)
- 07:22, 22 December 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pioneer Club of Honolulu#comment-465 - Add to the roster of the 1867 Pioneer club 1st baseman Edward Creamor MacFarlane (1848-1902), a wealthy publisher, rancher and hotel owner who in 1892 was appointed prime minister of Hawaii by the queen.)
- 07:39, 21 December 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pioneer Club of Honolulu#comment-464 - The Pioneer Club 1867 roster reads like a who's who of pioneer Anglo-Hawaiian families. It was captained in 1867 by Alan Wilkes Judd (1840-75), son of Gerrit P. Judd, cabinet minister and diplomat. Among the p...)
- 08:14, 20 December 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1867.17#comment-463 - A J. Nakookoo was a member of the 1882 Hawaiian legislature. Same man as the ballplayer of 1867?)
- 05:43, 20 December 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1855c.10#comment-462 - The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, March 29, 1860, announces the formation of a wicket club in Honolulu: "A wicket club has been organized among the young men of this city and students of Punahou College.")
- 07:25, 4 November 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Trap Ball#comment-461 - "Dyde's Military Grounds" appears to be the City Hall Park that exists today, at Broadway and Ann. At the time, it had been used as a military parade ground. Dyde's London Hotel was adjacent to the park, as was the Park Thea...)
- 07:04, 4 November 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Trap Ball#comment-460 - The first American mention I've found is in the New York Evening Post, Sept. 13, 1811, which reports that Sept. 14th "the game of English trap ball, fully as amusing as cricket, and the exercise not so violent" will be playe...)
- 07:00, 4 November 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Trap Ball#comment-459 - Trap Ball is mentioned in the London, England, Public Advertiser, Nov. 15, 1766, May 14 and July 28, 1767.)
- 05:00, 23 October 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Independent Base Ball Club of Plattsburgh#comment-458 - The Army and Navy Journal, Sept. 21, 1872, reports that the United BBC of the local army garrison recently played the Relief BBC and Young America BBC of Plattsburgh.)
- 04:58, 23 October 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Students at U of So. Carolina Club of Columbia#comment-457 - See Green, "History of the University of South Carolina" p. 405 which is the source of these quotes. The Green book has more on this club.)
- 05:19, 12 August 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Philadelphia v Camden Club of Philadelphia on 9 July 1860#comment-456 - The NYC called the two teams Philadelphia clubs, but query if the Camden was from neighboring Camden, NJ.)
- 05:57, 10 August 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Young Canadians Club of Woodstock v Rough and Ready Club of Ingersoll on 25 July 1860#comment-455 - The New York Clipper, Aug. 4, 1860 reports on an earlier match of these two teams, gives a box score, and explains that Canadian rules differ from t...)
- 12:46, 7 August 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Barton v West Flamboro’ in Canada on 5 September 1862#comment-454 - PSOT 9-20-62.)
- 12:46, 7 August 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Young Canadian v Maple Leaf on 7 August 1862#comment-453 - BE 8-23-62.)
- 12:45, 7 August 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Maple Leaf Club of Hamilton v Barton on 5 August 1862#comment-452 - NYSM 8-23-62.)
- 12:44, 7 August 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Young Canadian Club of Woodstock v Maple Leaf Club of Hamilton on 3 September 1861#comment-451 - PSOT Sept. 21, 1861)
- 12:43, 7 August 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Mechanics Club of Port Hope v Live Oak Club of Bowmanville on 6 August 1861#comment-450 - Porter's Spirit of the Times, Aug. 24, 1861.)
- 12:42, 7 August 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Maple Leaf Club of Hamilton v Burlington Club of Hamilton on 30 July 1861#comment-449 - Brooklyn Eagle, Aug. 17, 1861)
- 12:41, 7 August 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Greenville Club of Prescott v Union Club of Spencerville on 2 October 1860#comment-448 - NY Sunday Mercury, Oct. 20, 1860.)
- 12:39, 7 August 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Young Canadian Club of Toronto v Young American Club of Hamilton on 24 May 1859#comment-447 - PSOT 6-12-59.)
- 05:06, 7 August 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Denver on 15 March 1862#comment-446 - Repplinger, "Baseball in Denver" p. 9 says that the Broadway Grounds (later the site of minor league games) was used as a baseball field as early as 1862. It was near the court house, between Broadw...)
- 05:03, 7 August 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Denver on 26 April 1862#comment-445 - Repplinger, "Baseball in Denver" p. 7 says that McNeil's side defeated Hull's side 20-7 on that April 26th game.)
- 06:40, 23 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Camp Floyd in 1859#comment-444 - The Deseret News, July 30, 1862, under the headline "Twentieth Ward Sports" reports that Bishop Sharp sponsored sports for local youths on the 24th, including "ball-playing, running, putting the stone,... gymnast...)
- 05:01, 23 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballplaying in Civil War Camps#comment-443 - The July 2018 numbers include 356 mentions. The additions don't significantly alter what Larry wrote about the tendencies. My impression is that Confederate accounts tend, more than northern, to mention ...)
- 04:46, 16 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1863.24#comment-442 - "The Civil War Letters of Joseph K. Taylor of the Thirty-Seventh Massachusetts" p. 187 confirm that wicket ball match between the 37th and the 10th.)
- 08:19, 15 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1863.58#comment-441 - This story is repeated in Elias, "Empire Strikes Out" p. 9, which cites Michael G. Bryson, "The Twenty-Four-Inch Home Run" (1990). )
- 15:13, 13 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1862.80#comment-440 - "For amusement those who were strong enough would play base ball." Kohl, "116th Pennsylvania" p. 367.)
- 15:07, 13 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Mississippi Valley BBC of Vicksburg#comment-439 - A Dec. 14, 1866 letter from Sid Nesmith recalls watching a baseball game in Vicksburg: "The Base Ball game has been introduced here Yesterday I went out to see an watched played but there were no So...)
- 14:02, 11 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1875s.2#comment-438 - To this I'd add that the "Female Red Stockings of New York" played the "Female Blue Stockings of Philadelphia"July 9, 1879 at Newington Park in Baltimore. See the Baltimore Sun, July 8, 10, 1879.)
- 06:34, 9 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Drive Ball, or Drive#comment-437 - For Camp Doubleday, see Chronology Civil War entry.)
- 05:09, 6 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1830s.16#comment-436 - This recollection appears to be from 1837, Springfield. "Town ball" is mentioned several other times in these "Informants," but are nonspecific references to games played at the time. No specific year is given, and no Lincoln...)
- 08:20, 1 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Crystal Club of New York#comment-435 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 24, 1863 notes that the Crystal Club (same, or a Brooklyn club?) formally changed its name to the Constitution.)
- 06:02, 29 June 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Erie (PA) BBC#comment-434 - The Warren [PA] Mail, June 14, 1862 notes the Titusville club challenging the Erie Excelsior to a game in Meadvillw.)
- 05:59, 29 June 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Elkhart BBC first nine v Elkhart BBC second nine in October 1865#comment-433 - Baseball seems to have been in Goshen as early as 1862. The Goshen Times, June 7, 1862 prints a new town ordinance forbidding Sunday playing of "Cricket base ball, town ...)
- 05:47, 20 June 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Knock down and Skin em Club of St. Paul Island#comment-432 - An article in the Anchorage Daily News, June 17, 2018, covers this club and the tribal government's efforts to memorialize the club: https://www.adn.com/sports/2018/06/16/150-years-ago-on...)
- 15:15, 9 June 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Baltic Jr. Club of Chicago#comment-431 - This may be a report on the Baltic Club using a name variation.)
- 06:48, 31 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Knoxville#comment-430 - Early baseball in Knoxville seems to have been played at 2 locations: the Deaf and Dumb Asylum (today, 618 West Summit Hill Drive) and grounds off Gay St. (opposite what was then 148 Gay St., which today seems to be ...)
- 12:01, 29 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Waukegan Base Ball Club#comment-429 - The game was played below the bluffs in front of the office of Tyrus Cass Dickinson (1836-1917), a Canadian-born merchant and lawyer.)
- 09:20, 29 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Olympic BBC of Springfield IL#comment-428 - The Olympic Club grounds were at "the Horse Railwyay Terminus." See Daily Illinois State Journal, May 28, 1866.)
- 11:55, 26 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Prairie State Base Ball Club of Rock Island#comment-427 - The Rock Island Argus, May 14, 1858 mentions a meeting that afternoon of the "Rock Island Ball Club" a that offices of Know and Wilkinson (lawyers Joseph Knox 1805-? and Ira Wilkinson (1820-...)
- 14:48, 22 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Duquesne Club of Pittsburgh#comment-426 - Is the site of the first game the Allegheny Commons in Allegheny? In 1861 the "Theological Seminary" was at the corner of Buena Vista (which runs into the Commons from the north) and Shanopin.)
- 07:32, 22 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Fear Not Club of Hudson City#comment-425 - Jersey City annexed Bergen and Hudson City in 1870.)
- 07:31, 22 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Quickstep Club of Bergen#comment-424 - Jersey City annexed Bergen and Hudson City in 1870.)
- 17:23, 21 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Atlanta Base Ball Club v Gate City BBC of Atlanta on 12 May 1866#comment-423 - "Gate City" was then a nickname for Atlanta.)
- 15:14, 20 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1831 -- The Olympic Ball Club of Philadelphia#comment-422 - Shiffert, "Base Ball in Philadelphia" says the Olympic Club originally played in Camden, NJ, but later (1857 on) played at Camac Woods.)
- 07:43, 19 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Commercial Club of St. Louis#comment-421 - The Daily Missouri Democrat, June 26, 1861 reports on a game at Lafayette Park between the Empire and the Commercial.)
- 06:28, 19 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Louisville Base Ball Club v Louisville Base Ball Club in July 1858#comment-420 - This game was played June 18, 1858. See Louisville Daily Courier, July 15, 1858.)
- 12:16, 12 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Union Club of Upper Canada#comment-419 - The New York Clipper, June 30, 1860 reports on a game between the Mohawk of Schenectady and the Union of Union College. Gives a box score. Same, June 2, 1860, gives the box score of a May 19 game between th...)
- 09:54, 12 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Wide Awake Club of Green Island v Star Club of Troy on 16 August 1860#comment-418 - New York Clipper, Oct. 5, 1861 has the Saratoga of Saratoga beating the Wide Awake of Green Island, 27-20 on the 9th of September in Saratoga. Gives a box score. )
- 08:11, 12 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Priam Club of Troy#comment-417 - In 1861 this club merged with the National of Lansingburgh to form the Union of Lansingburgh, which see.)
- 08:10, 12 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (National Club of Lansingburgh#comment-416 - This club morphed into the Union Club of Lansingburgh in 1861, which see.)
- 13:03, 10 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pioneer Club of Albany#comment-415 - The Daily Albany Argus, July 6, 1866 report the "Oriental Champions Jr>' beating the Pioneers Jr. of Albany. Is this the same club? A junior version of the same club?)
- 13:02, 10 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Champion Club of Albany#comment-414 - The Daily Albany Argus, July 6, 1866 report the "Oriental Champions Jr>' beating the Pioneers Jr. of Albany. Is this the same club? A junior version of the same club?)
- 17:49, 8 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Western Club of Indianapolis#comment-413 - The Indianapolis Daily Herald, May 19, 1866 reports this club played the Wabash of Lafayette for the state championship. The Western won.)
- 09:27, 8 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1864c.56#comment-412 - Postwar, Camp Douglas was the site of numerous baseball games between the amateur clubs of Chicago. Cf. The Chicago Tribune Sept. 6, 1865.)
- 08:13, 6 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Columbia Club of Buffalo#comment-411 - The Buffalo Commercial, Aug. 19, 1868 reports on a game of the club of the Columbia Hose Company, vs. the Erie BBC. Is this the same as the Columbia club?)
- 14:02, 4 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Lorillard Club of Rhinebeck#comment-410 - The Buffalo Daily Courier, Oct. 11, 1865 has the Lorillard playing the Hudson River BBC of Newburgh on the 14th for the championship of the Hudson River.)
- 14:01, 4 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Invincible Club of Buffalo#comment-409 - See also the Buffalo Commercial, Aug. 4, 1869. The game was played at the corner of 6th and York Streets, the usual place for Buffalo baseball games.)
- 13:45, 4 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Columbia Club of Buffalo#comment-408 - The Buffalo Commercial, May 3, 1869 reports the election of officers to this club.)
- 09:28, 4 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Star Club of Buffalo#comment-407 - This club is sometimes called the Star Club of Black Rock. Black Rock was annexed by Buffalo in 1853. Cf. the New York Clipper, Dec. 24, 1867.)
- 12:09, 3 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Clifton Club of Buffalo#comment-406 - Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" says the Clifton Club was founded in 1867. Cites the Buffalo Morning Express, Nov. 7, 1897. The 1867 Cliftons may be a reorganization of the earlier Clifton Club.)
- 08:52, 3 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Modlin on 30 May 1919#comment-405 - Modlin is a fortress city just north of Warsaw.)
- 08:15, 3 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Eagle Club of Buffalo#comment-404 - The Eagle was still active in 1868. See Buffalo Daily Courier, July 7, 1868.)
- 08:14, 3 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Frontier Club of Buffalo#comment-403 - The Buffalo Courier, April 8, 1869 reports on a meeting of the Frontier BBC.)
- 08:05, 3 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Lockport#comment-402 - The Buffalo Morning Express, April 7, 1868 reports the formation of the Excelsior BBC of Lockport, presumably a different club with the same name.)
- 07:08, 3 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Westerns Club of Indianapolis#comment-401 - Is this club the same as the Western Star Club?)
- 08:51, 29 April 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Wicket in Granville in 1840#comment-400 - See the Hartford Courant, June 6 and June 27, 1840 for more. The game was 25 a side, and Hartford won.)
- 09:03, 26 April 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1841.12#comment-399 - Reprinted with commentary in the New Orleans Times Picayune, May 25, 1841.)
- 09:01, 26 April 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1834.6#comment-398 - The Hartford Courant, May 26, 1834 prints an article on a wicket game between Hartford and Litchfield.)
- 16:08, 2 March 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Manchester Mirror printers v Other Manchester printers on 6 April 1858#comment-395 - They played 3 games, each to 25, that day. See Manchester Daily Mirror, April 9, 1858.)
- 07:59, 1 March 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Frontier Club of Buffalo#comment-394 - The Buffalo Express, Oct. 16, 1858 gives the roster of the "Frontier Club--Suspension Bridge" which is to play the Buffalo BBC. It is an eleven a side game, with "4th base" "shortstop" and "backer" (of the cat...)
- 15:55, 26 February 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (W.D.’s side v P.B.’s side on 24 November 1859#comment-393 - This game report is from the Augusta Daily Constitutionalist, Nov. 26, 1859.)
- 06:35, 20 February 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Waukegan Base Ball Club#comment-392 - The Waukegan Weekly Gazette, Aug. 1, Aug. 22, Sept. 19, 1874 mentions the base ball clubs in Waukegan, including the Waukegans, Nationals (north side team) and Belvideres (south side team). This 1874 club has n...)
- 10:35, 4 February 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1862.53#comment-391 - The brigade was stationed near Murfreesboro, TN in Dec. 25, 1862. [ba])
- 13:58, 24 January 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Uganda in 1999#comment-390 - A Little League team from Kampala, Uganda competed in the 2008 Middle East-Africa Regional.)
- 08:55, 21 January 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Most Wanted Research#comment-389 - Larry, take a look at online photos of the feathery golf balls. Some seem to exhibit a similar stitch pattern to the figure 8/double dumbbell pattern that Harrison Harwood popularized for baseballs.)
- 08:33, 21 January 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Bonnie Blue Club of Montgomery#comment-388 - In 1874 Montgomery had 4 clubs--the Southern, Maddox, Haymaker and Hardee. See Union Springs Herald, 7-22-74.)
- 06:02, 20 January 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Most Wanted Research#comment-387 - Larry, you've added some research questions since I replied regarding Longameta. Longameta is mentioned in an 1897 Croat language student magazine of Sarajevo, Bosnia, as one of the children's games. Croatia at th...)
- 05:57, 20 January 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Nassaus Club of Princeton#comment-386 - See John Thorne's "Our Game" blog, Jan. 2, 2018, for more on this team and on baseball at Princeton. Nassau Hall was a central part of the campus, and of the 1777 Battle of Princeton.)
- 05:55, 20 January 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Amherst College Club of Amherst#comment-385 - John Thorne's "Our Game" blog has a long article on this game, and one newspaper's reaction to it.)
- 06:00, 16 January 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Most Wanted Research#comment-384 - Larry: I sent you an email with a link to an 1897 mention. Bruce)
- 09:31, 5 December 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Proud Mahaska Club of Oskaloosa#comment-382 - The Chicago Tribune 9-20-67 reports that on the 18th at Des Moines the Rough and Ready defeated the Proud Mahaska.)
- 05:17, 17 November 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Columbia Club of Berlin#comment-380 - The American Register, April 13, 1872, p. 3: “Base Ball in Berlin” from our own correspondent. Berlin April 7. “With the return of spring and sunshine has come a revival of the interest so universally man...)
- 10:06, 5 November 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Keystone Club of Hebron#comment-379 - The Woodstock Sentinel, June 25, 1862 reports that the Union School of the Hebron district just had a picnic which featured "ball playing.")
- 10:05, 5 November 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Prairie City Club of Ripon#comment-378 - The Janesville Daily Gazette, May 30, 1`862 reports that in Ripon recently, a boy hit and killed his brother accidentally by hitting him in the jaw with a "all club" while "playing ball." It sounds as if thi...)
- 07:25, 9 October 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Bear Butte Club of Crook City#comment-377 - The Black Hills Weekly Pioneer, June 4, 1881 reports that "a few days ago the boys of Crook City organized a base ball club.")
- 03:48, 7 October 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Meteor Club of Addison#comment-376 - The Monitors of Corning defeated the Meteors of Addison 61-29 on 6-17-1867. See Oct. 2017 issue of the 19th Century Baseball Committee Newsletter (SABR). )
- 09:38, 8 August 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Montreal#comment-375 - An exhibit on Montreal baseball history at Montreal City Hall says a game under the MA rules was played in 1860 at the "Champ de Mars," just behind city hall. See http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montr...)
- 06:25, 15 July 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Florence#comment-373 - The Cairo Bulletin, Aug. 13, 1875 says the Paducah Idlewilds defeated the Florence, AL team 36-11, for a purse of $100.)
- 04:33, 8 July 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Mechanics Club of Brattleboro#comment-372 - This is from the Burlington Weekly Free Press, 8-31-1860.)
- 06:51, 7 July 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Star Base Ball Club of Sing Sing#comment-371 - This is probably the Mt. Pleasant Military Academy, a historic college prep military school.)
- 15:39, 5 July 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Newark Jr.#comment-370 - John Zinn writes that this club formed earlier in 1855, citing the Newark Daily Advertiser, June 26, 1855. And that it may be the first junior club we know of.)
- 04:16, 29 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pastimes Club of Richmond#comment-369 - Alexander G. Babcock (1835-94) was a northerner who'd played for the Brooklyn Atlantics, but fought for the Confederacy. )
- 04:15, 29 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Richmond Club of Richmond#comment-368 - Alexander G. Babcock (1835-94) was the brother of William Babcock. Both played for the Brooklyn Atlantics. Alex fought for the Confederacy, as one of Mosby's raiders. )
- 06:53, 25 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire Club of New Orleans v Orleans Club of New Orleans on 7 April 1860#comment-367 - This is probably the game that occurred between these teams on March 11th. See New Orleans Delta, March 11, 1860.)
- 06:41, 25 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pioneer Club of Grand Rapids#comment-366 - The Grand Haven News, May 25, 1859, notes the formation of a base ball club in Grand Rapids. It mentions that the eidtor and others played the game as youths.)
- 10:59, 24 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Preliminary IL Data on Early Base Ball#comment-365 - As of June 2017: of the 22 Illinois cities with 5,000 pop. or more in 1870, all had baseball by 1867. Of the 49 towns 2-5,000, 39 had baseball by 1871, the other 10 by 1882. Of the 62 towns 1-2,0...)
- 10:41, 11 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Modoc Club of Beardstown#comment-364 - The Beardstown Central Illinoisan, Oct. 17, 1878 mentions a Red Stocking BBC of Beardstown.)
- 05:16, 11 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Indianola Club of Cincinnati#comment-363 - Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Aug. 30, 1869 mentions the Indianola Juniors playing the Amiables. Unclear whether this club is the junior version of the Indianolas, or whether the 1867 club was a junior club.)
- 05:53, 10 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Americans living in Haiti v US Navy sailors on 12 January 1913#comment-362 - The Haiti Sun, Oct. 29, 1950 reports that Haitian Captain Louis J. Ulysse is trying to organized Haiti baseball.)
- 12:59, 4 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Mansfield Base Ball Club#comment-361 - The first game in Mansfield was played Sept. 12, 1866 between he Mansfield BBC and the Exercise, won by the former 45-34.)
- 04:11, 31 May 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Upper Alton Baseball Club#comment-360 - Upper Alton is today a part of Alton.)
- 08:01, 26 May 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Richmond, IL#comment-359 - The Woodstock Sentinel June 25, 1862 mentions "ball-playing" at a picnic in Richmond, but isn't specific that it was base ball.)
- 09:34, 1 May 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Blue Stocking Base Ball Club of Nashville#comment-358 - The Tennessean July 3, 1870 reports that the Blue Stockings of Nashville left yesterday to play the Appollo of Shelbyville at Shelbyville.)
- 07:45, 31 March 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Dundee#comment-357 - See also Chicago Tribune, July 31, 1896 and Sept. 21, 1896; June 19, 1898 and Aug. 20, 1898.)
- 08:14, 15 March 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Sweepstakes Club of Kirkwood#comment-356 - The Monmouth Review, May 9, 1879 reports that the Kirkwood girls have formed a base ball club.)
- 10:14, 4 March 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Lone Star Club of Atlanta, IL#comment-355 - The Atlantas of Atlanta lost to the Alerts of Bloomington at Atlanta "last Thursday," according to the Mason City Journal, July 23, 1875.)
- 11:39, 26 February 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1779.1#comment-354 - It should be noted that NYC was occupied by the British army at this time. The occupation undoubtedly spurred cricket playing in the city.)
- 06:08, 10 January 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Olympic Club of Philadelphia#comment-353 - "The Olympic Club, of this city, which was the oldest organization in this country, is now defunct, internal dissensions having led to its disbandment. It was organized as a town ball club in 1833, and ad...)
- 10:36, 8 January 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Racine College Club of Racine#comment-352 - The Church Journal, July 19, 1865, has an article on Racine College and its grounds on which, according to the article, there is a base ball field.)
- 09:58, 24 November 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Wide Awake Club of Harrodsburg#comment-351 - In this same year in Harrodsburg were the "Greasy Nine" BBC and the Independent BBC. See Kentucky People, 4-49-70 and 6-24-70.)
- 09:44, 24 October 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Salisbury in 1863#comment-350 - The Chicago Daily Inter Ocean, July 23, 1865 carries an article by a Union POW saying a "match game of base ball" was played at Salisbury Prison July 4, 1862.)
- 09:43, 24 October 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Baseball at Salisbury Prison Camp#comment-349 - This prison was in Salisbury NC, not Ohio.)
- 09:42, 24 October 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Baseball at Salisbury Prison Camp#comment-348 - The Chicago Daily Inter Ocean, July 23, 1865 carries an article by a Union POW saying a "match game of base ball" was played at Salisbury Prison July 4, 1862.)
- 10:46, 20 October 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1862c.2#comment-347 - This would appear to be a corrupted version of what actually happened at the Johnson Island POW Camp in Lake Erie, near Sandusky, Ohio. Confederate POWs there played several east-west games in 1864, a match spearheaded by LA P...)
- 13:10, 14 October 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Monitor Club of Niles#comment-346 - A report in several July 1867 newspapers that a ladies base ball club had been formed in Niles, is called a hoax. See Morris, "Baseball Fever.")
- 13:40, 10 October 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Emerson BBC#comment-345 - The Grand Forks Daily Herald, July 24, 1883 says the Emerson BBC has arrived at Grand Forks to lay the local team.)
- 09:11, 9 October 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Unknown Club of Weeksville#comment-344 - This Henson Club played the Unknowns of Weeksville Nov. 15, 1859. See Weekly Anglo-African, Dec. 10, 1859, which gives a box score of the game (won by the Henson, 54-43). These two teams may have played in J...)
- 09:09, 9 October 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1859.6#comment-343 - This Henson Club played the Unknowns of Weeksville Nov. 15, 1859. See Weekly Anglo-African, Dec. 10, 1859, which gives a box score of the game (won by the Henson, 54-43). Same March 24, 1860 reports a meeting of this Henson Clu...)
- 09:08, 9 October 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Henson Club of Jamaica#comment-342 - This Henson Club played the Unknowns of Weeksville Nov. 15, 1859. See Weekly Anglo-African, Dec. 10, 1859, which gives a box score of the game (won by the Henson, 54-43). Same March 24, 1860 reports a meeting of...)
- 11:13, 1 October 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pythian Club of Philadelphia v Mutual Club of Washington on 18 June 1871#comment-341 - The Pythians defeated the Mutuals 49-34 on Oct. 1, 1869. See NY Clipper, Oct. 10, 1)
- 12:41, 30 September 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1875.1#comment-340 - The New Orleans Times Picayune, Aug. 1, 1875 notes the Union BBC ("colored") challenges the other colored clubs of the state.)
- 07:22, 24 September 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Star Club of Westfield#comment-339 - Westfield won this game 48-42.)
- 07:20, 24 September 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (One Gallows Club of Marshall#comment-338 - In 1873 there was an Active Club of Marshall, and in 1882 an Eclipse Club.)
- 14:25, 23 September 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire Club of Champaign#comment-337 - The Prairie Farmer, Sept. 21, 1867 reports that the "Umpires" Club of Champaign won the baseball tournament at the Champaign County Fair. It is presumed that they meant the Empires.)
- 14:31, 18 September 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Steinway Club of Chicago#comment-336 - This may be a team from the Steinway piano company, or it may be the "Steinway" team of Lyon and Healy, music publishers.)
- 07:37, 18 September 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Everetts Club of Oshkosh#comment-335 - The Chicago Inter Ocean, Aug. 16, 1868 reports that the Capitol City BBC of Madison recently beat the Badgers of Appleton 98-13; the Stars of Green Bay 33-17; the Everetts of Oshkosh 42-20; and the Fire Flies ...)
- 05:36, 11 September 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Kalamazoo BBC#comment-334 - The Kalamazoo Public Library has an online article on early Kalamazoo baseball. http://www.kpl.gov/uploadedFiles/Local_History/Essays_All_About_Kalamazoo_History/Recreation/all-about-kalamazoo-base-ball-in-kalamazoo-bef...)
- 03:42, 7 September 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Preliminary IL Data on Early Base Ball#comment-333 - Regarding the last slide: the updated data is: Of cities with 5,000 or more population: all 22 had baseball teams by 1870 for cities 3-5,000, 16 of 17 had baseball for cites 2-3,000, 9 of 15 had ...)
- 09:54, 5 September 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Preliminary IL Data on Early Base Ball#comment-332 - Since this article I've encountered newly online newspapers which improve and expand the above study. Most notably, it's added teams in East St. Louis, IL as early as 1866. Consult the latest upd...)
- 14:39, 3 September 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Wissahiccon Club of Chestertown v Kent Club of Galena on 25 May 1867#comment-331 - See also The Chestertown Transcript, June 8, 1867)
- 14:39, 3 September 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Meteor Club of Cecilton v Kent Club of Galena on 13 April 1867#comment-330 - Also The Chestertown Transcript, April 27, 1867.)
- 14:38, 3 September 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Sudlersville#comment-329 - The Chestertown Transcript, Sept. 7, 1867 reports the Excelsior of Sudlersville lost to the Kent of Galena 37-36.)
- 08:33, 5 August 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Washington BBC of Washington IA#comment-328 - The Burlington Daily Hawk Eye, July 14, 1867 mentions this club playing Muscatine on the 16th.)
- 05:18, 29 July 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Lone Star Club of St. Louis#comment-327 - The Daily Missouri Democrat (of St. Louis), Oct. 8, 1860 reports that the Union will play the Lone Star today, on the Empire Club grounds.)
- 05:17, 29 July 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Morning Star Club of St. Louis#comment-326 - The Daily Missouri Democrat (of St. Louis), July 18, 1860 reports that the Empire defeated the Morning Star.)
- 05:15, 29 July 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire Club of St. Louis#comment-325 - The Daily Missouri Democrat (of St. Louis), July 18, 1860 reports on a game where the Empire Club defeated the Morning Star. Same April 12, 1861 reports that this week the Empire Club will celebrate its first ...)
- 04:17, 27 July 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Eagle Base Ball Club of New Albany#comment-324 - Confirmed in Lafayette (IN) Daily Journal, Nov. 21, 1865: "A base ball club has been organized in New Albany, Indiana.")
- 08:22, 15 July 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Prairie City Club of Terre Haute#comment-323 - The Daily Wabash Express, July 20, 1867 reports that there are "six base ball clubs in this city"--Phoenix, Resolute, Sphynx, Mohawk, Star and Hoosier.)
- 10:27, 22 June 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1861.26#comment-322 - See 1861.18)
- 10:26, 22 June 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1861.18#comment-321 - The Rome Tri-Weekly Courier, Dec. 3, 1861, prints a letter from the camp of the 8th Georgia Infantry (a unit based in Rome), dated Centreville, Nov. 24, 1861: "The exhibition of fire word=ks and playing "base ball" are the pri...)
- 08:17, 12 June 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pioneer Base Ball Club of Portland#comment-320 - The Daily Alta Californian, Oct. 22, 1866: "Oregon News...Baseball is the favorite amusement of the juveniles of Portland.")
- 19:30, 1 April 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Georgia Minstrels music troupe v St. Kilda Baseball Club in 1879#comment-319 - The Georgia club mentioned above may have played in 1878. The Port Phillip Herald, Sept. 6, 1878 reports under the heading "Base Ball" that the Georgias are to play the ...)
- 08:28, 18 March 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Union Hill Ashbys Club of Richmond#comment-318 - The New York Clipper, Aug. 25, 1866, Sept. 8 and Sept. 15, 1866 run box scores of the 3-game series between the Ashbys and the Club of Richmond, for the state championship.)
- 08:07, 18 March 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Honey Run Town Ball Club v Marion Town Ball Club in November 1859undefined#comment-317 - The New York Clipper, Nov. 14, 1863, headlined "Town Ball in the Army" says 20 members of the Honey Run club now in the army will play a picked club from the ...)
- 07:55, 18 March 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Keystone Club of Philadelphia#comment-316 - A letter to the The New York Clipper, June 7, 1862 says the Keystone Club was organized in Nov. 1859.)
- 06:11, 17 March 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of St. Louis#comment-315 - The Daily Missouri Republican, April 23, 1868 has the Athletic Club attending the state baseball convention, with Charles D. Paul and Edward J. McKeon as 2 of its delegates. This is the same Charles D. Paul (bc. 1840...)
- 14:36, 16 March 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire Club of St. Louis#comment-314 - Jeff Kittel, in Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" says this club was organized April 16, 1860.)
- 14:34, 16 March 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Cyclone Club of St. Louis#comment-313 - Jeffrey Kittel, in Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" p. 282, says this club was founded in 1859.)
- 10:47, 13 March 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Peabody Club of Baltimore#comment-310 - The New York Clipper, May 18, 1867 has the Peabody of Baltimore playing for the city's junior championship.)
- 07:52, 12 March 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Philadelphia#comment-309 - This may have been a "colored" club. The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, March 30, 1867 lists two "colored" clubs in Philadelphia, the Excelsior and the Pythian. In addition, the above game is with a "co...)
- 11:54, 6 March 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Bowdoin College Club of Brunswick#comment-306 - The Boston Daily Advertiser, June 24, 1864 has Harvard playing the Bowdoin College club.)
- 14:44, 29 February 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Allegheny Club of Pittsburgh#comment-305 - See also the listing for the Allegheny Club of Allegheny, which town later became part of Pittsburgh. The newspapers didn't always make it clear which club was being referred to, or even whether there WERE...)
- 07:00, 28 February 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Allegheny Club of Allegheny#comment-304 - An Allegheny Club of Pittsburgh is listed at this time.)
- 07:57, 31 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Union Club of Chicago#comment-302 - Later information (see the club entry) makes clear that this cricket-playing Union Club also dabbled in baseball as early as 1856.)
- 07:21, 13 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Brooklyn Club of Brooklyn E.D.#comment-301 - The New York Times, Jan. 28, 1860 announces the formation of this club, with Judge Voorhies as president.)
- 07:19, 13 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Wyoming Club of Brooklyn#comment-300 - The New York Times, June 2, 1860 announces the formation of this club, "yesterday" with A. R. Davison as president.)
- 07:25, 10 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Star Club of Ogdensburg#comment-299 - The St. Lawrence Republican, July 17, 1860, gives the box scores of two recent base ball games, in which the Star lost to the Oswegatchie, 38-34 and lost to the Empire 33-28.)
- 06:57, 10 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ontarios Club of Oswego#comment-298 - The Oswego Daily Palladium, Aug. 26, 1859 reports that "yesterday" in "east park" the Frontier Club of Oswego defeated the Ontario by 21 runs. Same Oct. 8, 1859 reports that Syracuse defeated Oswego (club name ...)
- 06:50, 10 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Atlantic Club of Jamaica v Washington on 17 August 1859#comment-297 - The Long Island Farmer, Aug. 23, 1859 reports on this game and labels the losing club of the Washington of Mineola. See the listing for the Washington of Mineola. Likely, the sam...)
- 06:48, 10 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Washington Club of Mineola#comment-296 - See Washington Club of Hempstead. Same club?)
- 06:38, 10 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Atlantic Club of Jamaica v Washington on 17 August 1859#comment-295 - The Long Island Farmer [Jamaica] Aug. 16, 1859 calls the club the "Washington Club of Hempstead Branch" and says the game will be played on the Washington Club's grounds.)
- 06:33, 10 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Atlantic Club of Jamaica#comment-294 - The Long Island Farmer [Jamaica] Dec. 21, 1858 reports on a meeting of the Atlantic, in which Alexander Hagner was chosen president. Gives the names of the officers.)
- 12:00, 5 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Philadelphia#comment-293 - This club was originally a town ball club. At their Dec. 6, 1860 meeting they switched to NY rules base ball, and renamed themselves the Excelsior BBC. See Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 13, 1860.)
- 08:29, 5 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Penn Tigers Club of Philadelphia#comment-292 - See Richard Hershberger's article on what appears to be this club, at ourgame.mlblogs.com. It's origins derived from the city's prominent militia unit, the Philadelphia Light Guards.)
- 07:37, 5 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Town Ball in Newport on 31 August 1858#comment-291 - Newport also had a Union TBC (see Cincinnati Daily Press, Oct. 17, Oct. 26, 1860). An 2008 article by Greg Perkins in "Base Ball" has more on town ball in Newport.)
- 07:02, 5 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Town Ball in Newport on 31 August 1858#comment-290 - Besides the Kentucky Town Ball Club (see also Cincinnati Enquirer, 9-10-59 and 7-21-60) Newport had a "Newport Town Ball Club" (Cincinnati Enquirer, June 25, 1859) and a "Young Kentucky" Town Bal...)
- 06:57, 5 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Town ball in Cincinnati on 24 May 1858#comment-289 - See also Waff tabulation of town ball games in Cincinnati.)