Early baseball in Kansas/Club 13
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|Pagetext=Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940) says Americus in Lyon County formed a BBC in 1871. | |Pagetext=Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940) says Americus in Lyon County formed a BBC in 1871. | ||
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| + | Americus KS (current pop. aobut 900) is about 100 miles SW of Kansas City KS and about 10 miles NW of Emporia. | ||
|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 14:20, 5 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Kansas -> Early baseball in Kansas/Club 13 |
| Location | Kansas |
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| Year | 1871 |
| City | Americus |
| State | KS |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940) says Americus in Lyon County formed a BBC in 1871.
Americus KS (current pop. aobut 900) is about 100 miles SW of Kansas City KS and about 10 miles NW of Emporia.
Sources
Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940)
