Early baseball in Kansas/Club 9
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| + | |Modern-address=Topeka KS | ||
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|Nickname=Shawnees, Prairie, Capitol | |Nickname=Shawnees, Prairie, Capitol | ||
|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
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|Pagetext=Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940), quotes the Topeka Leader of Aug. 22, 1867: "We now boast three base ball clubs in Topeka: The Shawnees, the Prairie Club (whilom Old Maids), and the Capitol." | |Pagetext=Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940), quotes the Topeka Leader of Aug. 22, 1867: "We now boast three base ball clubs in Topeka: The Shawnees, the Prairie Club (whilom Old Maids), and the Capitol." | ||
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| + | Topeka KS (1860 pop. about 750, 1870 pop. about 5800)is about 60 miles W of Kansas City KS. | ||
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| + | Wikipedia: "Topeka means "to dig good potatoes" in the languages of the Kansa and the Ioway." | ||
|Sources=Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940) | |Sources=Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940) | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:12, 5 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Kansas -> Early baseball in Kansas/Club 9 |
| Location | Kansas |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Month | 8 |
| Date | 22 |
| Note on date | No later than August 1867 |
| Modern address | Topeka KS |
| City | Topeka |
| State | KS |
| Nickname | Shawnees, Prairie, Capitol |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940), quotes the Topeka Leader of Aug. 22, 1867: "We now boast three base ball clubs in Topeka: The Shawnees, the Prairie Club (whilom Old Maids), and the Capitol."
Topeka KS (1860 pop. about 750, 1870 pop. about 5800)is about 60 miles W of Kansas City KS.
Wikipedia: "Topeka means "to dig good potatoes" in the languages of the Kansa and the Ioway."
Sources
Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940)
