Early baseball in Oklahoma/Club 2
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|Pagetext=The Cherokee Advocate, June 1, 1878: "The base ball club at White Water, in this Nation [the Cherokee Nation], challenges any other club in the Nation for a game of base ball." | |Pagetext=The Cherokee Advocate, June 1, 1878: "The base ball club at White Water, in this Nation [the Cherokee Nation], challenges any other club in the Nation for a game of base ball." | ||
| - | + | White Water was a post office in the Delaware District of the Cherokee Nation (now Delaware County, OK). The county seat is about 80 miles E of Tulsa and near the intersection of the OK, AR, and MO borders. | |
|Sources=Cherokee Advocate, June 1, 1878 | |Sources=Cherokee Advocate, June 1, 1878 | ||
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Revision as of 14:59, 7 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Oklahoma -> Early baseball in Oklahoma/Club 2 |
| Location | Oklahoma |
|---|---|
| Year | 1878 |
| Month | 6 |
| Modern address | Delaware County OK |
| City | "White Water" |
| State | OK |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Cherokee Advocate, June 1, 1878: "The base ball club at White Water, in this Nation [the Cherokee Nation], challenges any other club in the Nation for a game of base ball."
White Water was a post office in the Delaware District of the Cherokee Nation (now Delaware County, OK). The county seat is about 80 miles E of Tulsa and near the intersection of the OK, AR, and MO borders.
Sources
Cherokee Advocate, June 1, 1878
