Early baseball in Wisconsin/Club 9
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| - | The Janesville Gazette of | + | |Pagetext=The Janesville Gazette reported that Beloit papers had reported a base ball match between the [[Early baseball in Illinois/Club 4|Forest City club]] of Rockford (Illinois) and the Badgers of Beloit, in which the Badgers gave up in the 8th inning, being beaten 48 to 8.{{footnote-newspaper|newspaper=Janesville Daily Gazette|year=1866|month=10|day=02}} |
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| + | A later issue of the Gazette reported in Beloit that the previous week, 4,000 were on the grounds to witness a game played between the [[Early baseball in Illinois/Club 7|Freeport]] and Beloit boys. It is unknown if this is the Badgers or the [[Early baseball in Wisconsin/Club 8|Olympians of Beloit College]].{{footnote-newspaper|newspaper=Janesville Daily Gazette|year=1866|month=10|day=11}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:22, 14 April 2010
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Wisconsin -> Early baseball in Wisconsin/Club 9 |
| Location | Wisconsin |
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| Year | 1866 |
| Note on date | Not Later Than October 1866 |
| City | Beloit |
| State | WI |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Badgers |
| Found by | Dennis Pajot |
The Janesville Gazette reported that Beloit papers had reported a base ball match between the Forest City club of Rockford (Illinois) and the Badgers of Beloit, in which the Badgers gave up in the 8th inning, being beaten 48 to 8.[1]
A later issue of the Gazette reported in Beloit that the previous week, 4,000 were on the grounds to witness a game played between the Freeport and Beloit boys. It is unknown if this is the Badgers or the Olympians of Beloit College.[2]
