Early baseball in Wisconsin/Game 2
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Baraboo WI is about 30 miles NW of Madison WI. | Baraboo WI is about 30 miles NW of Madison WI. | ||
This lovingly long article goes into detail about the old game: pitches were delivered below the waist, the ball was more elastic, high scoring, home-made bats, two local ballfields, "hot disputes" negotiated by the two captains, the advent of fast pitching, and distance-throwing contests [later]. | This lovingly long article goes into detail about the old game: pitches were delivered below the waist, the ball was more elastic, high scoring, home-made bats, two local ballfields, "hot disputes" negotiated by the two captains, the advent of fast pitching, and distance-throwing contests [later]. | ||
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Revision as of 16:50, 12 April 2010
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Wisconsin -> Early baseball in Wisconsin/Game 2 |
| Location | Wisconsin |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Note on date | Summer 1867 |
| City | Baraboo |
| State | WI |
| Country | US |
| Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Lodi |
| Team 2 | Baraboo |
| Found by | Dennis Pajot |
"It was soon after close of the Civil War that the era of baseball in Baraboo began to dawn; and by the summer of 1867, it was pretty well organized, and going at full blast."[1]
Baraboo WI is about 30 miles NW of Madison WI.
This lovingly long article goes into detail about the old game: pitches were delivered below the waist, the ball was more elastic, high scoring, home-made bats, two local ballfields, "hot disputes" negotiated by the two captains, the advent of fast pitching, and distance-throwing contests [later].
Footnotes
- ↑ "Early Days of Baseball in Baraboo". Baraboo [WI] Daily News, 1925-06-25.
