Editing Early baseball in Minnesota/Game 10
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|City=Nininger | |City=Nininger | ||
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|Country=USA | |Country=USA | ||
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|Pagetext=An opening game of the Base Ball Club of this town was played on the 8th inst. The day was rather warm, and the arrangements had not been perfected, yet a good number were in attendance, and enjoyed the sport much. Preparations are on foot to put the Club on excellent footing, and as soon as the ground is put in good order, to have a regular set match. The Club meets for practice again this afternoon. | |Pagetext=An opening game of the Base Ball Club of this town was played on the 8th inst. The day was rather warm, and the arrangements had not been perfected, yet a good number were in attendance, and enjoyed the sport much. Preparations are on foot to put the Club on excellent footing, and as soon as the ground is put in good order, to have a regular set match. The Club meets for practice again this afternoon. | ||
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Note: Since so much concerning Nininger was real estate hype, I would like to find additional sources that would prove this game was actually played. Nonetheless mention of a base ball club proves it was an essential part of a "civilized" town even in territorial Minnesota. | Note: Since so much concerning Nininger was real estate hype, I would like to find additional sources that would prove this game was actually played. Nonetheless mention of a base ball club proves it was an essential part of a "civilized" town even in territorial Minnesota. | ||
Nininger MN is about 20 miles SE of St. Paul and 25 miles SE of Minneapolis. | Nininger MN is about 20 miles SE of St. Paul and 25 miles SE of Minneapolis. | ||
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|Sources=Emigrant Aid Journal of Minnesota (Nininger, Minnesota), Saturday, August 15, 1857. | |Sources=Emigrant Aid Journal of Minnesota (Nininger, Minnesota), Saturday, August 15, 1857. | ||
Coverage of the Nininger club is found in Stew Thornley, "Baseball in Minnesota," (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2006), pp. 5-7. | Coverage of the Nininger club is found in Stew Thornley, "Baseball in Minnesota," (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2006), pp. 5-7. | ||
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