Early baseball in Alaska/Club 8
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Location | Alaska |
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Year | 1900 |
City | Skagway |
State | AK |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Juneau "Daily Alaska Dispatch" May 21, 1900 reports that the Skagway "boys" (ages 15-17) challenge Juneau boys to a game. The Fairbanks "Daily News-Miner," June 1, 1910, reports than in the annual three-cornered baseball tournament at Whitehorse, the Juneau club won over Whitehorse, Skagway and a team from Douglas Island.
Skagway AK (1900 pop. 1,800) is about 110 miles N of Juneau.
Whitehorse (Yukon Terr., Canada) is about 110 miles N of Skagway.
Douglas Island is across the strait from Juneau.
Sources
The Juneau "Daily Alaska Dispatch" May 21, 1900; The Fairbanks "Daily News-Miner," June 1, 1910