Early baseball in Arkansas/Game 9
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|Pagetext=The Little Rock Daily Arkansas Gazette, June 28, 1867, has a letter from Hot Springs of June 25th, saying “Various forms of amusement are here resorted to … In front of the stately Sumpter House each evening… there collects a group of athletes and run the rare sport of base-ball.” | |Pagetext=The Little Rock Daily Arkansas Gazette, June 28, 1867, has a letter from Hot Springs of June 25th, saying “Various forms of amusement are here resorted to … In front of the stately Sumpter House each evening… there collects a group of athletes and run the rare sport of base-ball.” | ||
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| + | Hot Springs is about 45 miles SW of Little Rock. | ||
|Sources=Little Rock Daily Arkansas Gazette, June 28, 1867 | |Sources=Little Rock Daily Arkansas Gazette, June 28, 1867 | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:24, 1 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Arkansas -> Early baseball in Arkansas/Game 9 |
| Location | Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Year | 1867 |
| Month | 6 |
| Date | 25 |
| City | Hot Springs |
| State | AR |
| Country | US |
| Modern address | Hot Springs AR |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Locals |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Little Rock Daily Arkansas Gazette, June 28, 1867, has a letter from Hot Springs of June 25th, saying “Various forms of amusement are here resorted to … In front of the stately Sumpter House each evening… there collects a group of athletes and run the rare sport of base-ball.”
Hot Springs is about 45 miles SW of Little Rock.
Sources
Little Rock Daily Arkansas Gazette, June 28, 1867
