Early baseball in Alaska/Club 1
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Spread of baseball: Home -> Alaska -> Early baseball in Alaska/Club 1 |
Location | Alaska |
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Year | 1868 |
Month | 7 |
City | St. Paul's Island |
State | Alaska |
Nickname | Knock down and Skin em |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Columbian Register 1-9-1869, quotes the Norwich Advertiser as saying that missionaires had brought baseball to Alaska. They formed a team on St. Paul's Island in July 1868, called the "Knock down and Skin 'em". Team members were missionaries (some from Hawaii) and local Inuits. The island is in the Bering Sea, and is used today as a stop for the fishing fleets (tv-ized in the show "Dangerous Catch".
This article was picked up in other newspapers such as the Springfield (MA) Republican 1-14-1869, and the Cleveland Plain Dealer 1-12-1869.
Sources
The Columbian Register 1-9-1869, and other sources cited above