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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.)
- 06:27, 4 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Olympic Club of Boston#comment-288 - See also 1853 game account.)
- 07:59, 3 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Lockport#comment-287 - The Lockport BBC defeated the Niagara BBC of Lockport 25-23, in June 1860. See Lockport Journal Courier, June 23 (28?), 1860.)
- 22:22, 2 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Onalaska Club of New York v Oakland Club of Brooklyn on 28 July 1859#comment-286 - The Brooklyn Evening Star, July 29, 1859 gives a box score of this game.)
- 22:16, 2 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Madison Club of South Brooklyn#comment-285 - Same as Madison of Brooklyn?)
- 22:15, 2 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Madison Club of Brooklyn#comment-284 - See also Brooklyn Evening Star, July 29, 1859 for another mention of this club's formation.)
- 22:13, 2 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Katydid Club of New York#comment-283 - The Brooklyn Evening Star, July 29, 1859 reports that this Katydid BBC lost to the Esculapian Club 35-32.)
- 07:54, 2 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Brookfield#comment-282 - This may be the Lightfoot Club of Brookfield, mentioned in the Boston Traveler, Oct. 13, 1859.)
- 07:30, 2 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Jamestown, NY#comment-281 - The article notes that the challenge is for 12-15 players a side.)
- 07:15, 2 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Columbian Club of Abington#comment-280 - Club also mentioned in Boston Herald, Sept. 27, 1860.)
- 07:11, 2 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Franklin Club of Salem#comment-279 - See also Salem Observer June 2, 1860 for the formation of this club. E. P. Fearing was elected president, and J. C. Webster treasurer. The Franklin of Salem lost to the Benicia of South Danvers 43-40. See Salem ...)
- 08:44, 1 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Trawin’s side v Whittemore on 27 August 1858#comment-278 - See the lengthy blog post at http://amanlypastime.blogspot.com/2013/04/old-wine-in-new-wineskins.html for more on this Newark predecessor game team.)
- 08:40, 1 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1857.12#comment-277 - A lengthy blog post on this "Antiquarian Knickerbocker BBC" can be found at http://amanlypastime.blogspot.com/2013/04/old-wine-in-new-wineskins.html. the sides were captained by Colonel Joseph Trawin (1821-90) of Newark and W....)
- 07:53, 1 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Brown University v Harvard University on 27 June 1863#comment-276 - See Harris, "Brown University Baseball" p. 19 for more on this game.)
- 09:13, 31 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Forest Club of East Cambridge#comment-275 - The Boston Post, May 19, 1860 reports that the Forrest [sic] BBC has 25 members, with James B. Rice Jr., president,)
- 09:08, 31 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Columbia Jr. Club of Brooklyn#comment-274 - The New York World, Aug. 18, 1860 says the Columbia Jr. was formed in the fall of 1857.)
- 06:17, 31 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Team from the 165th NY Infantry v team from the 47th and 48th NY on 25 December 1862#comment-273 - "The New South" a union army newspaper, Dec. 27, 1862 reports on a Dec. 25th game at Hilton Head between the Van Brunt and Frazer base ball clubs. Ja...)
- 07:15, 30 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Melpomene Base Ball Club of New Orleans#comment-272 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent, Oct. 11, 1859 reports on an intersquad game of this club.)
- 07:14, 30 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Washington Club of New Orleans#comment-271 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent, Oct. 24, 1859 reports on an intersquad game of this club.)
- 05:57, 30 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Alert Club of Red Hook#comment-270 - The Red Hook Weekly Journal, Oct. 26, 1860 says on Oct. 20th the Alerts of Red Hook defeated the Rhinebeck Club 19-11 at Rhinebeck.)
- 15:52, 29 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Pittsfield v Champion Club of Albany on 24 October 1859#comment-269 - Greenbush is today part of Rennsalaer, across the river from Albany.)
- 15:51, 29 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Victory Club of Troy v Champion Club of Albany or Troy on 26 October 1859#comment-268 - Greenbush is now part of Rennsalaer.)
- 15:23, 29 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Victory Club of Troy v Champion Club of Albany or Troy on 26 October 1859#comment-267 - See also Albany Morning Express, 10-27-59 for a box score of this game.)
- 09:15, 29 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Rome#comment-266 - John Jay Bradt (1832-94) was a leading citizen of Rome.)
- 08:52, 29 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Oneida#comment-265 - The Oneida BBC is mentioned in the Oneida Sachem Sept. 8, 1859 as having played a game of married men vs. single. Gives a box score. Same Sept. 6, 18, 20, 1860 reports on games played by this club against the Zouave, Ut...)
- 08:17, 29 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Star Club of Ogdensburg#comment-264 - The Ogdensburg St. Lawrence Republican, April 17, 1860 reports that a base ball club was organized on the 11th with R. C. Jackson elected president. Presumably, this is a mention of the Star or other early Ogde...)
- 08:11, 29 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Rome#comment-263 - The Rome Citizen, July 25, 1860 reports the formation of a "second" base ball club in Rome, Wednesday last, with J. J. Bradt elected president. Presumably the two are the Imperial and the above club.)
- 15:35, 28 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Putnam Club of Brooklyn#comment-262 - See Morris, "Base Ball Founders" for more on this club.)
- 12:20, 28 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Albany#comment-261 - See Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" p. 67 for more on this club.)
- 14:25, 27 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Single Men v Married Men on 22 June 1860#comment-260 - The Tribune article doesn't mention what club is playing.)
- 11:42, 25 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Canastota Club#comment-259 - Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" p. 72 says that this game was Aug. 18, 1859.)
- 08:27, 24 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Utica#comment-258 - See Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers," for more on this team.)
- 08:14, 24 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ontarios Club of Oswego#comment-257 - See Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" p. 87 for more on this team.)
- 08:04, 24 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Newburgh#comment-256 - See Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" p. 42 for more on this team.)
- 08:03, 24 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Hudson River Club of Newburgh#comment-255 - See Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" p. 42 for more on this team.)
- 06:43, 24 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Debeyoise Club of New York#comment-254 - Different from De Bevoise Club of Brooklyn?)
- 15:30, 23 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pastime Club of Brooklyn v Reserve Nine Club of Newark in 1858#comment-253 - Reserve nine club of Trenton?)
- 09:07, 20 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Brooklyn v Union Club of Morrisania on 22 July 1858#comment-252 - “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Union vs. Excelsior,” PSOT, vol. 4, no. 22 (31 Jul 1858), p. 341, col. 1 (2) “Union vs. Excelsior,” NYC, [?] Jul 1858 (3) Pever...)
- 06:07, 20 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (College Club of Santa Fe#comment-251 - Is this the "Collegians" of St. Michael's College?)
- 09:34, 19 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pacific BBC v Unknown on 31 July 1867#comment-250 - The [Honolulu] Hawaiian Gazette, Aug. 7, 1867, reports that on Restoration Day (July 31st) "the Pacific Base Ball Club [played] a match game makai [ocean-side] of the Prison..." as part of the ce...)
- 09:05, 19 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Military Base Ball Club v Field Nine on 9 June 1868#comment-249 - Is the "Military" team the "Guidon" team?)
- 07:33, 19 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Accommodation Club v Laramie Club in 1868#comment-248 - Unclear whether the Laramie Club is from Laramie, Wyoming, or just a Fort Fetterman club named the Laramie.)
- 15:44, 15 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Minawax Club of Flatbush#comment-247 - Meitawak Club?)
- 08:01, 13 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Sagamore Club of Portland#comment-246 - See also PSOT 8-21-60)
- 07:27, 13 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Alida Club of Williamsburg v Young America Club of Williamsburg on 29 April 1858#comment-245 - Alida of Ravenswood?)
- 13:10, 12 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Active v Excelsior Club of West Troy in West Troy on 17 November 1860#comment-244 - Active Club of Lansingburgh?)
- 13:04, 12 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Chicago#comment-243 - See NYSM 590807 [RH])
- 05:51, 12 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Holt Base Ball Club of Newport#comment-242 - See also Ellard, Baseball in Cincinnati p. 47; Morris, Base Ball Pioneers p. 166.)
- 22:20, 11 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Eagle Club of Brooklyn, KY#comment-241 - See Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" p. 162)
- 22:09, 11 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Live Oak Club of Cincinnati#comment-240 - See Morris, Base Ball Pioneers, p. 138. Live Oaks an outgrowth of the earlier Buckeye Club.)
- 14:36, 11 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Denver Base Ball Club#comment-239 - RMN 5-3-66 reports another meeting of this club.)
- 13:55, 11 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Portland v Tri-Mountain Club of Boston in Boston on 9 September 1858#comment-238 - From Protoball Entry #1858.35 -- New York Game Seen in Boston: Portland [ME] 47, Tri-Mountains 42. The Boston Herald article on this game is reprinted in Troy Soos, ...)
- 13:29, 11 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Antelope of Kansas City v Pomeroy of Atchison on 12 August 1866#comment-237 - Game played Kansas City, MO?)
- 17:58, 10 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Friendship v Independent in Paterson on 26 November 1857#comment-236 - Friendship of Newark vs. Independent of NewarK?)
- 17:39, 10 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Winona Club of Philadelphia v Equity Club of Philadelphia on 11 June 1860#comment-235 - “Winona and Equity,” New York Clipper, [?] Jun 1860)
- 08:12, 10 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Red Caps Club of St. Paul#comment-234 - 1883 key players--H. Devlin, Ramsey Crooks, Werrick, William Barnes Initial officers--William R. Merriam, Henry Cory, J. R. Cabannes)
- 08:08, 10 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Red Caps Club of St. Paul#comment-233 - 1883: first game on July 5 vs. Grand Forks, Dakota Territory.....20-10 win last game on October 7 vs. Stillwater, Mn. 6-6 tie 12-11-3 record of documented 1883 games William R. Merriam, Initial Officer, 1883)
- 12:59, 8 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Hoboken#comment-232 - See also NYSM 6-26-1859.)
- 09:45, 7 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Young America Club of New York2#comment-231 - See also NYSM 590612 [RH])
- 19:40, 6 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Potomac Club of Washington#comment-230 - See also NYSM 600219 [RH])
- 19:38, 6 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (National Club of Washington#comment-229 - See also NYSM 600513 [RH])
- 08:54, 6 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (J.C. Heenan Club of New York#comment-228 - Heenen was a famous boxer of the time, known as the "Benicia Boy" because he came from Benicia, CA. Many teams were named for him--particularly, Irish-American teams.)
- 06:59, 6 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Milwaukee#comment-227 - See also NYSM 600506 [RH])
- 05:38, 6 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Quickstep Club of Newark#comment-226 - See also Newark Evening Courier, June 29, 1867)
- 05:28, 6 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (National Club of Newark#comment-225 - See also Newark Daily Advertiser, 8-17-66)
- 05:14, 6 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Independent Club of Jersey City#comment-224 - See also Jersey City Daily Times, June 2, 1865)
- 05:03, 6 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Alert Club of Jersey City#comment-223 - See also Evening Journal 6-9-68.)
- 20:27, 5 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Victory (second nine) (Troy) v Trojan (Port Schuyler) on 22 October 1860#comment-222 - Troy Daily Whig 10-22-60, 10-24-60.)
- 12:04, 5 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Patterns of Spread#comment-221 - The one point I can make from my studies of early IL baseball is that population and baseball followed the railroad lines. Much of this can be attributed to the fact that small town rivalries played such a key part ...)
- 07:01, 5 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Pittsfield#comment-220 - NYSM 600812 [RH])
- 06:52, 5 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Morning Star Club of St. Louis#comment-219 - See also NYSM 600715 for this club. [RH])
- 16:21, 4 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Niagara Club of East Cambridge v Forest Club of East Cambridge on 19 August 1858#comment-218 - The Cambridge Chronicle, Aug. 21, 1858 reported on this game.)
- 19:32, 1 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (New:Massasoit Club of Portland ME v Androscoggin BBC of Lewiston ME on 19 August 1861#comment-217 - "BASE BALL MATCH -- The Androscoggin Base Ball club of Lewiston, and the Massasoit Club of this city, played a match game yesterday on the Massasoit...)
- 16:03, 1 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Rough and Ready Club of South Walpole#comment-216 - See Walpole for 1866 "Rough & Ready" team. Same club?)
- 15:34, 1 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Warren Club of Roxbury v Olympic Club of Boston on 24 September 1858#comment-215 - The Boston Evening Transcript, Sept. 22, 1858, reports that the Olympic of Boston will play the Warren of Roxbury Friday (Sept. 24th) "upon the latter's ground, near...)
- 06:25, 1 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Base Ball Club of Upton, MA#comment-214 - The NY Mercury, July 31, 1859, reports on a recent game at Ashland, MA between the Union of Medway, MA, and the Excelsior of Upton, MA, won by the latter. This club disbanded in 1860 and sold thei...)
- 06:22, 1 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Upton#comment-213 - This club disbanded in 1860 and sold all their equipment to the new Wide Awake of Upton. See Boston Herald, Oct. 17, 1860.)
- 05:59, 1 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Hassanamisco Club of Grafton#comment-212 - This club mentioned as challenging the Milford Club in the Boston Herald, June 20, 1860.)
- 05:46, 1 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Rough and Ready Club of South Walpole v Foxboro on 19 June 1858#comment-211 - For this game see also Boston Herald, June 22, 1858.)
- 15:58, 30 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Olympic Club of Boston#comment-210 - See Predecessor Games for Boston, where it states this club was formed in 1854.)
- 11:59, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Star Club of Ogdensburg v St. Lawrence Club of Ogdensburg on 15 June 1860#comment-209 - Ogdensburg NY is on the St. Lawrence River and about 120 miles SW of Montreal. )
- 11:35, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Fillmore Club of Buffalo#comment-208 - The New York Clipper, Sept. 8, 1860 mentions that the Fillmore Jr. will play the Metropolitan Jr. on the 13th at the Fillmore's grounds above the Medical College. on Main St.)
- 11:20, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ottawa Club of Haverhill#comment-207 - The New York Clipper, Aug. 25, 1860 has a match between the Warren BBC of Roxbury and the Haverhill Club, on the 14th ult., under the MA rules. )
- 11:08, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Eagle 75 tallies v Warren 68 tallies on 1 September 1860#comment-206 - The New York Clipper, Aug. 11, 1860 reports on a 7-28 game of MA Rules ball between these two teams.)
- 10:34, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Olympic Jr. v National Jr. on 28 June 1860#comment-205 - The New York Clipper, July 14, 1860 has this box score and game report.)
- 10:33, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Olympic Club of Louisville#comment-204 - A Olympic JUNIOR club of Louisville played in June 28, 1860 against the National (junior). See The New York Clipper, July 14, 1860)
- 10:16, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Granite Base Ball Club of Manchester#comment-203 - The New York Clipper, May 19, 1860 also gives the box score of a game between the two nines of the Granite BBC of Manchester.)
- 10:15, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Granite Base Ball Club of Manchester#comment-202 - The New York Clipper, May 19, 1860 gives the box score of a game between the two nines of the Manchester Base Ball Association, played May 5th.)
- 08:59, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Young America Club of Orange#comment-201 - The New York Clipper, Oct. 8, 1859 reports that the Young America played at Bloomfield on Sept. 27th.)
- 08:52, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire v Louisiana in New Orleans on 12 August 1859#comment-200 - See also Bruce Allardice, "The Inauguration of this Noble and Manly Game Among us. The Spread of Baseball in the South Prior to 1870," Base Ball, Fall 2012.)
- 08:40, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Single v Married in New Orleans on 1 September 1859#comment-199 - See New York Clipper, Sept. 17, 1859, which gives a box score.)
- 08:24, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Hathaway's Side v King's Side on 30 November 1859#comment-198 - See also NY Clipper, Dec. 24, 1859 for a game played "last Saturday at the Fairgrounds." Gives box score, with Hathaway's nine defeating King's nine 33-23.)
- 08:18, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pennsylvania Tigers side 1 v Pennsylvania Tigers side 2 on 18 November 1858#comment-197 - the New York Clipper 6-25-1859, 8-20-59 and 10-8-59 reports on this club.)
- 08:15, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Atlantic v Excelsior in Chicago on 16 August 1859#comment-196 - The Clipper 9-3-59 gives the box score for this game.)
- 08:14, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior v Columbia in Chicago on 27 July 1859#comment-195 - The Clipper 8-13-59 gives the box score for this game, and notes that the Excelsior spotted the Columbia a player (i.e., played 8 players against 9))
- 06:44, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Harrison Base Ball Club of Philadelphia#comment-194 - See also PI 600811 [RH])
- 06:16, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Neptune Club of Easton#comment-193 - The New York Clipper, Sept. 25, 1869 reports on a game where the Neptune of Easton defeated Harry Clay of Philadelphia 40-15. )
- 06:13, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Bristols#comment-192 - The New York Clipper, Oct. 13, 1866 reports on a 9-29 game where the High School Club of Providence defeated the Bristol BBC 17-16.)
- 18:28, 28 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Philadelphia#comment-191 - The New York Clipper April 20, 1861 records a game between the two U of PA amateur clubs, the Alpha and the Huron, on April 6th, won by the Alpha 17-16. Presumably these are the teams referred to above. The Alpha...)
- 08:11, 28 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Alert Club of Danville#comment-190 - The New York Clipper, June 23, 1866 reports that on June 14th the touring Athletics of Philadelphia defeated the Alerts of Danville 92-2.)
- 08:09, 28 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Base Ball Club of Pithole City#comment-189 - The New York Clipper, July 14, 1866 reports that the Titusville team, on June 29, defeated the Pithole (PA) team 62-9. Gives a box score.)
- 07:44, 28 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Waverly Club of Baltimore#comment-188 - The New York Clipper, Oct. 6, 1860 reports on the Waverly Club beating the Excelsiors.)
- 07:43, 28 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Baltimore#comment-187 - The New York Clipper, Sept. 29 and Oct. 6, 1860 reports on the Brooklyn Baltimore game of September 1860, won by Brooklyn 51-6. )
- 07:08, 27 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Waverly Club of Baltimore#comment-186 - This quickly evolved into a senior club, which challenged the Excelsior for the title of base club in Baltimore. William Murray of the club joined the Confederate army and was KIA at Gettsyburg.)
- 08:49, 26 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of New Orleans#comment-185 - I've searched New Orleans newspaper for mentions of the Fenians, Landwehr, Schneiders and Laners. While there are mentions of German picnics with "sports" as early as 1857, the teams named above appear to be POST-C...)
- 06:59, 26 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Niagara Club of Buffalo#comment-184 - See "Niagaras" entry.)
- 06:39, 26 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Trenton#comment-183 - The Trenton State Gazette, July 14, 1858 mentions this Trenton BBC.)
- 06:29, 26 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Continental Club of Philadelphia#comment-182 - The Philadelphia Public Ledger, May 16, 1860 notes a meeting of the Continental BBC, William H. Sloanaker, Secretary.)
- 06:28, 26 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Winona Club of Philadelphia#comment-181 - The Winona BBC is mentioned in the Philadelphia Press, Nov. 21, 1859 as playing at the grounds "above Girard College.")
- 22:00, 25 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Baltimore#comment-180 - The Baltimore Daily Exchange, July 13, 1859 reports that the week before the Excelsior BBC was formed.)
- 19:41, 24 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Kalamazoo BBC; Galesburg BBC#comment-179 - The Detroit Free Press, June 20, 1860, has the Kalamazoo 12 and the Schoolcraft 12 played a "base ball match.")
- 14:05, 24 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Bay of Whales in 1947#comment-178 - The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Aug. 27, 1960 reports that sailors of the submarine USS Seadragon played baseball at the North Pole the day before.)
- 16:12, 23 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Olympic Club of Morrisville#comment-177 - The Morrisville, Lamoille County Newsdealer, July 17, 1867 reports that on July 6, 1867 the Lamoille Union BBC was formed with 29 members, electing Frank Plumley as president. Same team as above, under a di...)
- 15:35, 23 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire Club of Columbus#comment-176 - The Columbus Daily Enquirer, March 17, 1895, reports that this first club was organized by "Col. Bunk Salisbury" (Col. W. L. Salisbury, later editor of the Enquirer, 1830-78, whose image is online), and feature...)
- 15:11, 23 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Susquehanna Club of Wilkes-Barre#comment-175 - The Scranton Republican, July 3, 1893, reports that Scranton's first club, the Wyoming Base Ball Club, was formed May 6, 1865, but soon changed its name to the Scranton BBC. James A. Linen organized it...)
- 15:10, 23 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Scranton#comment-174 - The Scranton Republican, July 3, 1893, reports that Scranton's first club, the Wyoming Base Ball Club, was formed May 6, 1865, but soon changed its name to the Scranton BBC. James A. Linen organized it. The club playe...)
- 05:26, 23 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (KuKlux Club of Council Bluffs#comment-173 - The KuKlux may be the club mentioned in the Omaha World Herald, Nov. 10, 1927, as having been formed in 1868. FitzHenry Warren of San Francisco is mentioned as the only player of that club still alive.)
- 07:13, 22 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Phoenix BBC#comment-172 - The Phoenix Arizona Republican, April 11, 1923, has a photo of Phoenix's "First Baseball Club," c. 1880, sent in by Dave Goldberg, the first baseman.)
- 07:10, 22 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Summit City Base Ball Club of Fort Wayne#comment-171 - The Fort Wayne Sentinel Aug. 15, 1914 has an article on this team. It was formed April 23, 1862, electing Charles S. Brackenridge president. It played an intersquad game May 5th.)
- 07:08, 22 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Egyptians Club of Centralia#comment-170 - The Centralia Evening Sentinel, May 6, 1931 has a photo titled "Centralia's First Baseball Club." It was sent by Free Johnson, who with brother Bill was a player. It is unknown if this photo is of the Egypt...)
- 10:43, 21 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Independence#comment-169 - The Independence Bulletin-Journal, June 12, 1947 reports the above 1864 team, and notes that Independence had a cricket club from 1858-64.)
- 06:56, 21 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (KuKlux Club of Council Bluffs#comment-168 - The Council Bluffs Weekly Bugle, May 2, 1860 urged the young men of Council Bluffs to form a base ball club.)
- 06:40, 21 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Fordham College v College of St. Francis Xavier on 3 November 1859#comment-167 - The Dallas Morning News, Feb. 7, 1933, and other newspapers, cite Jack Coffey of Fordham as saying the first Fordham baseball game was Nov. 3, 1859.)
- 13:42, 17 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pioneer Base Ball Club of Portland#comment-166 - The Portland Sunday Oregonian, Nov. 8, 1903 under the headline "Baseball in Portland" has the reminiscences of Joseph Buchtel on the early Pioneers, with a roster of the 1866 members, and photos of t...)
- 06:53, 17 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Clackamas Base Ball Club of Oregon City#comment-165 - See protoball's Corvallis entry. It is claimed that a team was formed there in 1856, which would be the first in Oregon.)
- 06:25, 17 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Homeolithics of Corvallis#comment-164 - The Stinnett story was also run in the Portland Daily Journal, Aug. 4, 1910. This is undoubtedly Reuben Stinnett (1825-1912), a farmer and Oregon pioneer. He married Melissa Louisa Osborne (1849-1926), daught...)
- 05:48, 17 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Homeolithics of Corvallis#comment-163 - The Eugene Register-Guard, Aug. 5, 1910, has an article titled "First Baseball in Oregon in 1856" quoting an alleged old settler, "R. Stinnett" of Medford, who claimed that he "organized in 1856 the first bas...)
- 07:37, 15 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Little Rock#comment-162 - The game played was wicket. The Little Rock Weekly Gazette, April 18, 1857 has a long article (by the umpire of the game) about the new "ball club" playing, with Dr. Huey, Dr. Case, Mr. Tate and Mr. McCowan mention...)
- 17:06, 14 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Evansville in 1860#comment-161 - Evansville Daily Journal, Nov. 23, 1859: "The Ball Club proposes having a game of ball on Thursday afternoon, at their usual play ground, near the old graveyard. A cordial invitation is extended to all who can sw...)
- 16:35, 14 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Little Rock#comment-160 - The "I. T. Cates" mentioned is Isaac Thomas Cates Jr. 1837-57, son of Little Rock merchant Isaac T. Cates Sr. (1803-53). The son died 2 months after this ad appeared. Isaac's grandnephew Pratt Cates Remmel was Mayo...)
- 17:49, 10 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Nashville in 1860#comment-159 - If it was built after the war, the earliest date for baseball at this park would be 1866--not 1860. I changed it to 1866)
- 19:36, 1 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Hawkeye, Key City Club of Dubuque#comment-158 - Tigges, "Dubuque: The 19th Century" p. 115 says baseball was first played in Dubuque in 1855. This claim is unsourced.)
- 07:23, 31 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Star Club of Allentown#comment-157 - The Lehigh Register, June 9, 1869 mentions a Mutual BBC of Allentown.)
- 04:34, 29 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (The Base Ball and Cricket Club of Indianapolis#comment-156 - A base ball club was organized, or attempted organization, in Indianapolis in 1863. See the Indianapolis Daily Journal, April 13, 14, May 12, 1863.)
- 04:32, 29 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Cleveland in 1857#comment-155 - The first base ball club in Cleveland was organized in 1865, according to the Cleveland Daily Leader, Oct. 21, 1865.)
- 04:30, 28 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire Club of New Orleans#comment-154 - The NY Clipper Sept. 17, 1859 reports on an intersquad game of this team on the 1st, with the single men beating the married men 51-33. Gives a box score, and describes the club uniform in detail.)
- 13:28, 27 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Philadelphia Town Ball#comment-153 - There were several Philadelphia Town Ball Clubs, including the Olympic and the Athletic. Neighboring Camden, NJ had a "Camden Club." See the Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 1, 1859.)
- 13:24, 27 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Town ball in Cincinnati on 24 May 1858#comment-152 - Cincinnati seems to have specialized in organized "town ball" clubs. Besides the Gymnasts (who are mentioned as playing in the Cincinnati Enquirer, July 2, 1858) there existed the Queen City Town...)
- 19:46, 25 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Cleveland in 1857#comment-151 - Other articles refer to people playing the "ancient game" of baseball. See Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 29, 1858. The Cleveland Herald, March 30, 1858 (cited in Morris, "Baseball Pioneers" 125, 133) refe...)
- 19:29, 25 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Cleveland in 1857#comment-150 - This Porter's article is taken from an article in the Cleveland Leader, April 8, 1857. The original article refers to the players playing "the invigorating old game of Base Ball." Since it is referred to ...)
- 15:40, 25 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Liberty v Tiger in New Orleans on 14 October 1860#comment-149 - The cite is properly the NY Clipper, Oct. 27, 1860)
- 15:39, 25 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Liberty Club of New Orleans#comment-148 - See also the NY Clipper, Oct. 27, 1860 for this club playing the Tiger Club.)
- 15:34, 25 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Mechanic Club of Dorchester v Winnissimmet Club of Chelsea on 26 July 1860#comment-147 - This is from the NY Clipper, July 21, 1860, reporting a game on the 7th at Chelsea.)
- 15:30, 25 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Mobile in 1861#comment-146 - See the Spring Hill entry)
- 06:43, 24 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Lawrence Base Ball Club of Cambridge#comment-145 - The Boston Traveler, July 16, 1859 repots on a game of this team playing the Dane (Law) club of Cambridge, "upon the Delta." The Dane won, 54-48.)
- 12:41, 12 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Johannesburg in 1895#comment-144 - This 1895 ballplaying is confirmed by a letter of Al Lawson to the Sporting Life, printed Oct. 17, 1896, which says that baseball was played in Johannesburg last year, and that the game was introduced ...)
- 09:21, 12 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Jacksonville#comment-143 - For more on the 1892 Jacksonville team in the Florida League, see the Leesburg entry.)
- 13:53, 9 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Adelaide#comment-142 - The Sporting News, May 18, 1895 has a long article on Australia and Adelaide baseball. It even lists the baseball champions of the colony. Adelaide won the championship in 1890-91, 91-92 and 92-93 seasons. South Adela...)
- 14:42, 4 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of St. Augustine#comment-141 - When promoter Henry Flagler built the Ponce de Leon Hotel in St. Augustine, he included a base ball field. On Feb. 14, 1890 Cap Anson's Chicago Colts played a team Flagler had assembled from hotel employees and s...)
- 12:43, 13 July 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Extempore Club of San Diego#comment-140 - Snelling, "The Greatest Minor League" p. 161 says that the first "organized game" in San Diego was May 27, 1871, when the New San Diego Baseball Club played the Extempore Club of Old Town. The former club w...)
- 12:42, 13 July 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in San Diego on 6 May 1871#comment-139 - Snelling, "The Greatest Minor League" p. 161 says that the first "organized game" in San Diego was May 27, 1871, when the New San Diego Baseball Club played the Extempore Club of Old Town. The forme...)
- 05:13, 11 July 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Burlington Base Ball Club#comment-138 - There's an article on this team in the SABR 19th Century baseball newsletter, July 2015. Team VP George Benedict won the Medal of Honor at the Battle of Gettysburg.)
- 12:13, 28 June 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Mercantile Baseball Club of Philadelphia#comment-137 - This team was organized Dec. 17, 1859. See the Sporting Life, Jan. 16, 1909.)
- 08:00, 19 June 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Atlantic Club of Chicago#comment-136 - In 1868 Eugene Scates of the Atlantic Club was president of the Illinois Association of Base-Ball Players. Eugene Scates (1845-1911), a Chicago banker, and his brother Clarence (1842-87), also of the Atlantic,...)
- 12:46, 5 June 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1808.2#comment-135 - The Boston Daily Bee in 1843 ran an add for a "Boston Cricket Club.")
- 07:21, 28 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Charleston in 1849undefined#comment-134 - The Courier May 14, 1833 has an ad trying to drum up interest to form a cricket club. Unknown if it formed.)
- 13:49, 27 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Richmond in 1857undefined#comment-133 - There's an ad for the Richmond Cricket Club in the Richmond Daily Dispatch, June 25, 1857. Same March 19, 1859 wonders what happened to this club.)
- 05:06, 27 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Richmond in 1857undefined#comment-132 - A Richmond Cricket Club existed in 1795. See Melville, "The Tented Field," p. 6.)
- 07:07, 23 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Mutuals, Eastern Club of Gloucester#comment-131 - In 1870 Gloucester was the only US city in the top 100 of population not to have a baseball team.)
- 05:34, 14 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Independence Club of Tucson#comment-130 - The Tucson "Arizona Citizen" Dec. 21, 1872 announced a meeting "this evening in the dining hall of J. Newgate to organize a club for active service." It appears the club never formed--at least, the local ne...)
- 05:31, 14 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Independence Club of Tucson#comment-129 - The Tucson "Arizona Citizen" Jan. 16, 1875 ran an ad saying this Independence BBC of Camp Lowell challenges any team in Arizona to a game.)
- 18:07, 7 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Denver Base Ball Club#comment-128 - The Denver Rocky Mountain News, 3-13-62, reports that last evening (3-12) 28 men formed a base ball club, and chose H.E. Rounds as chairman. Same 4-1-62 announces the meeting of the Denver BBC tomorrow afternoon.)
- 06:24, 7 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Visalia Base Ball Club#comment-127 - The Stockton San Joaquin Republican, 3-24-60 reported: "The Visalians have organized a base ball club.")
- 06:22, 7 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Stockton Base Ball Club#comment-126 - The San Joaquin Republican, a Stockton newspaper, 1-28-60 reported on a meeting to organize a base ball club. Same 5-26-60 reported that the Stockton club played the Live Oak Club (of Sacramento?) that day, at ...)
- 06:21, 7 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Stockton Base Ball Club#comment-125 - The San Joa)
- 17:53, 5 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Yuma City BBClub#comment-124 - The Feb. 1874 game was a team of citizens against a team of "natives." The "natives" won.)
- 09:16, 3 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire v Southern in New Orleans on 19 February 1860#comment-123 - As can be seen, New Orleans had a "city championship" as early as 1860. The above game was in response to an advertisement by the Empire Club, in the New Orleans Daily Crescent, Feb...)
- 09:05, 3 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Orleans Club of New Orleans#comment-122 - This club played the Atlantic at Algiers Dec. 2, 1860, winning 26-8. See The New Orleans Daily Crescent, Dec. 3, 1860.)
- 09:03, 3 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Washington Club of New Orleans#comment-121 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent, Jan. 30, 1860 has an ad for the meeting of the Washington BBC.)
- 08:59, 3 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of New Orleans#comment-120 - An Orleans Base Ball Club is mentioned in the New Orleans Daily Crescent, Jan. 31, 1860 and Feb. 20, 1860.)
- 08:58, 3 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Atlantic Club of Algiers#comment-119 - This club may have existed in 1860, as a New Orleans "Atlantic" club, playing at Algiers (which is across the river from New Orleans). See that club.)
- 06:51, 2 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Fox Lake v Club of Courtland on 4 June 1859#comment-118 - The Fond du Lac Democratic Press, May 25, 1859: "A game of Base Ball was played on the 18th, between eight Randolph men, and eleven of Fox Lake. The Fox Lake party had the supper to ...)
- 17:33, 30 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire v Southern in New Orleans on 19 February 1860#comment-117 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent Feb. 20, 1860 reports at length on this "city championship" game. The Empire won, 57 to 37, at the Delachaise Ground in Jefferson City. A box score is...)
- 17:31, 30 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Orleans Club of New Orleans#comment-116 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent Jan. 31, 1860 mentions a ball being held by the Orleans Base Ball Club.)
- 04:00, 30 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Southern Club of New Orleans#comment-115 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent, Aug. 29 1859, said that yesterday the Southern BBC "had a merry bout" (intersquad game?) at Algiers.)
- 03:58, 30 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire Club of New Orleans#comment-114 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent Aug. 26, 1859 says that yesterday on the Delachaise grounds Smith's eleven of the Empire BBC beat McManus' eleven 44 runs to 35.)
- 03:55, 30 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Louisiana Club of New Orleans#comment-113 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent, Aug. 8, 1859, reports that the Louisiana BBC had a game "last Friday" (Aug. 5th) and will have another game the coming Friday.)
- 03:52, 30 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire Club of New Orleans#comment-112 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent, Aug. 10, 1859, reports that the Empire Club was organized "night before last" (Aug. 8).)
- 13:55, 29 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire Club of New Orleans v Louisiana Club of New Orleans on 14 September 1859#comment-111 - The New Orleans Sunday Delta, Sept. 11, 1859, labels the upcoming (Wednesday) game between the Empire and Louisiana clubs "the first match game of base ba...)
- 17:26, 22 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (The Canadian game (?) in London (Ontario) in 1856#comment-110 - The New York Clipper, Sept. 27, 1856 reported on this game between two London teams, the London and the Delaware, on Sept. 12th. Box score gvien. Nine players a side, only 2 innings pl...)
- 17:24, 22 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Fox Lake v Club of Courtland on 4 June 1859#comment-109 - The Fox Lake club had an intersquad game June 15, 1859. See the New York Clipper, June 25, 1859.)
- 17:23, 22 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Diamond State Base Ball Club of Wilmington#comment-108 - The Diamond State club lost to the Philadelphia Athletics 104-7 at Wilmington in October 1865. See the New York Clipper, Jan. 13, 1866.)
- 08:47, 19 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Frontier Club of Fort Smith#comment-107 - The New York Clipper Nov. 13, 1869 reports on a game at Fort Smith, AR between the Frontier and the Stonewall, giving a box score.)
- 08:21, 19 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Wyoming BBC Club of Cheyenne#comment-106 - Fort Sanders was next to modern Cheyenne. And the soldiers at the Fort had a "Wyoming" team. There may be confusion here in the newspaper accounts.)
- 08:15, 19 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Young Eagle Club of San Jose#comment-105 - "University Mound" was probably a San Francisco team.)
- 07:43, 18 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Silver Star Club of Carson City#comment-104 - The New York Clipper March 19, 1870 has a long article on this club and a practice game it played. It gives the names of the players, and notes that Harry Berthrong, an old NY player, is on the team.)
- 06:58, 18 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Oriental Base Ball Club of Palmyra#comment-103 - The Occidental Jrs. of Quincy IL played and beat the Orientals of Palmyra on June 12 and 26, 1869. See the New York Clipper, Nov. 27, 1869.)
- 11:05, 29 March 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Everetts Club of Oshkosh#comment-102 - The Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, Sept. 15, 1866, says that the score of the above mentioned Everett-Star game was 41-30.)
- 06:31, 21 March 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Everetts Club of Oshkosh#comment-101 - The Door County Advocate, Sept. 6, 1866 reports that the Everett Club of Oshkosh recently defeated the Star of Green Bay.)
- 06:31, 21 March 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Stars Club of Green Bay#comment-100 - The Door County Advocate, Sept. 6, 1866 reports that the Everett Club of Oshkosh recently defeated the Star of Green Bay. Same, April 9, 1868 reports that the Star base ball club of Green Bay has been reorganiz...)
- 16:23, 15 March 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Dowagiac BBC#comment-99 - On Thursday, June 11, 1861, the Kalamazoo Nationals beat Dowagiac 28-5 at Dowagiac. Per the Kalamazoo Gazette, cited in the Kalamazoo Valley Museum newsletter, fall 2014.)
- 08:16, 9 March 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Louisville Base Ball Club#comment-98 - The Louisville Daily Express, Aug. 26, 1858, reports: "Base Ball--The Louisville Base Ball Club will play a match game this afternoon at the grounds, corner of Fourth and Kentucky streets,at five o'clock." Thi...)
- 08:45, 7 February 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Lone Star Club of New Orleans#comment-97 - This club was reactivated during the Civil War, and after New Orleans had been taken by the Union army. The New Orleans Times-Picayune, 10-1-64, 10-2-64, and 2-7-65 ran ads announcing a meeting of this clu...)
- 13:24, 3 February 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Picked ballplayers from Sidney v Ball club of Co. G, 3rd US Cavalry on 22 August 1875#comment-96 - The names of the players on both sides are given in the article.)
- 08:26, 11 November 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in (Southern Taiwan) in 1910#comment-95 - According to Elias, "The Empire Strikes Out" p. 64, the Japanese occupiers formed baseball teams around 1910. And in 1915, a Taiwan Baseball Federation was formed.)
- 05:46, 14 October 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Pawlet#comment-89 - Burlington formed a club in April of 1860. See that entry.)
- 14:56, 8 September 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Antietam Club of Hagerstown#comment-87 - The Baltimore Sun, Feb. 21, 1867, has an article on the MD state baseball convention and lists the clubs sending delegates. Among these was the Antietam Club of Hagerstown.)
- 20:52, 13 June 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Atlantic Club of Chicago#comment-86 - The Chicago Times, June 13, 1869, reported that the Atlantic Club was playing its last game. BA)
- 05:49, 8 June 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (The Carson club (the Silver Stars?) Club of Carson City#comment-85 - The San Francisco Chronicle, June 26, 1870, has a long article on a game in SF between the Eagles of SF and the Silver Stars of "Nevada" (won 34-16 by the home team), for the "Cha...)
- 08:52, 7 June 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Gazelles Club of Evanston#comment-84 - The Gazelles may have been a junior or "pony" club. The Tribune Oct. 17, 1869, reports that the Baltics played the Gazelles for the "pony championship of the state," with the Baltics winning 28-23.)
- 08:48, 7 June 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Athletic Club of Chicago#comment-83 - By 1869 the Athletics were considered one of the top clubs in Chicago. The Nov. 28, 1869 Chicago Tribune ran an article listing the Athletic's individual and team stats for the year. The Athletics won 7 of 11 m...)
- 06:56, 4 May 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Actives v Benteens in SD on 31 July 1874#comment-82 - Roundup Magazine, April 2014, p. 21 says the Fort Abraham Lincoln squad defeated the Fort Rice squad 11-6 that day, at the site of present-day Custer, SD.)
- 12:10, 9 April 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Vincennes#comment-79 - The quote above is taken from Greene, History of Old Vincennes and Knox County, vol. 1, p. 332. The book gives the names of some of the early players.)
- 11:25, 30 March 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Earlville#comment-78 - A Tammany Club of Earlville is mentioned in the Dixon Telegraph, June 15, 1871.)
- 06:42, 30 March 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Base Ball Club of Monticello#comment-76 - This club may be the "Resolutes, of Monticello" who played in a base ball tournament in Galva Sept. 11th of that year. See the Daily Inter Ocean, Sept. 12, 1874.)
- 06:22, 30 March 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Havana#comment-75 - This Havana club may be the Red Stockings, which lost to Springfield 14 to 6 in Havana on Aug. 29, 1876. See the Daily Illinois State Journal, Aug. 30, 1876.)
- 12:45, 29 March 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Egyptian Club of Cairo#comment-74 - Later clubs included the Star and Comets(Cairo Daily Bulletin, Aug. 16, 1874), Delta (8-1-74), Independent Grays (9-14-73))
- 14:43, 16 March 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Base Ball Club of Seneca#comment-73 - The Ottawa Free Trader, Sept. 1, 1877, mentions the "Brown Stockings" of Seneca playing the Brown Stockings of Marseilles, with the latter winning 23-11.)
- 08:29, 16 March 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pecatonica Base Ball Club#comment-72 - The Pecatonica reputation probably grew out of a 49-1 loss to Detroit at the Rockford baseball tournament in 1866. See Rockford Weekly Register-Gazette, June 30, 1866. Same, Sept. 1, 1866, has the Eureka Club ...)
- 13:56, 16 February 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Saratoga Springs#comment-63 - This was the Saratoga Base Ball Club. The Saratoga Springs Daily Saratogian, July 12, 1861, says "There is to be no game between the Saratoga Base Ball Club and the Victory Club of Troy." But the Troy club will...)
- 18:34, 7 February 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Unknown Club of Walla Walla#comment-62 - Per an article in Baseball, vol. 7, says the two earliest teams in Walla Walla were the Excelsiors and the Walla Wallas.)
- 13:07, 25 January 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Brandywine Club of West Chester#comment-60 - An article in SABR says the Brandywine team formed in September of 1865. They played and lost to the Excelsior of Westtown on Nov. 18, 1865, and to Chester on Dec. 12, 1865. See http://sabr.org/node/29735)
- 13:05, 25 January 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Coatesville#comment-59 - A SABR article on the Brandywine team of West Chester, PA says they beat the Excelsior of Coatesville 59-50 in 1866. See http://sabr.org/node/29735)
- 17:05, 25 December 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Surrey Cricket Club side 1 v Surrey Cricket Club side 2 on 9 July 1878#comment-58 - The Sydney Empire, Nov. 19, 1864, ran an ad for the billiard and cricket store of Charles Lawrence, self-described champion cricket player, where he promises to "im...)
- 17:00, 25 December 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Georgia Minstrels music troupe v St. Kilda Baseball Club in 1879#comment-57 - The Melbourne Argus, July 21, 1879, reports that St. Kilda played Hicks' Georgia Minstrels. Same, May 12, 1879: "The first practice of the St. Kilda Base Ball Club took p...)
- 11:38, 24 December 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Racine Club#comment-56 - Michael Epstein, "A Yaller Kivered Game. New York Style Baseball comes to Racine," NINE, Fall 2007, pp. 10-20, has more on this 1866 game and how the local newspaper covered baseball. The newspaper account mentions "Upham" ...)
- 15:33, 16 December 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment ('Natives' v 'Haoles' in HI on 4 July 1866#comment-55 - Sayuri Guthrie-Shimuzu, "Transpacific Field of Dreams" pp. 43-44, says the boys of the (mostly American) Punahoa school played a baseball game on July 4, 1866. The book cites school records. Th...)
- 09:21, 10 December 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Egyptian Club of Cairo#comment-54 - Later Cairo clubs include the Delta and the Nemo. In 1871, Cairo passed a town ordinance banning baseball playing (and kite flying) within the city limits. See the Cairo Bulletin, Sept. 10, 1871.)
- 07:13, 7 December 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Mountain Club of Altoona#comment-53 - The Harrisburg patriot, May 27, 1869: "Altoona has a new base ball club called the Mountain City." Given the similarity of names, it is unclear whether this is a "new" club or a revival of the 1862 team.)
- 19:02, 25 November 2013 Dave talk contribs changed group membership for Bsallardice from editor to editor and supereditor (Give Bruce delete privileges)
- 06:50, 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)
- 13:33, 21 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Hickories Club of McConnellsville#comment-48 - See McConnelsville.)
- 12:37, 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.)
- 12:35, 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.)
- 12:34, 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...)
- 08:33, 15 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Rising Sun, Osceola Club of Bozeman area#comment-44 - Fort Ellis is near Bozeman.)
- 08:24, 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.)
- 08:13, 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 ...)
- 08:51, 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 ...)
- 15:10, 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.)
- 11:16, 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.")
- 14:13, 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.)
- 06:50, 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...)
- 17:00, 24 August 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Halifax in 1868#comment-36 - But see new 1867 information.)
- 07:12, 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...)
- 06:23, 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...)
- 14:36, 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 ...)
- 14:33, 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 ...)
- 09:23, 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...)
- 06:44, 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...)
- 12:11, 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.)
- 12:11, 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.)
- 19:56, 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.)
- 12:58, 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...)
- 09:54, 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...)
- 16:37, 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 ...)
- 13:58, 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.")
- 13:24, 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.)
- 07:39, 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".)
- 07:37, 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...)
- 12:27, 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...)