Early baseball in Alaska/Club 6

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Location	Alaska
Year	1900
City	Juneau
State	Alaska
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Juneau "Daily Alaska Dispatch" May 21, 1900 says Skagway's "boys" 15-17 challenge the Juneau boys to a baseball game. Same June 12, 1901 says Juneau "whalloped" Douglas last Sunday 11 to 4. Same July 17, 1901 has the Ketchikan club challenging Juneau, the state champions. 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 Douglas Island. Juneau is Alaska's capitol. The article implies that the tournament had been played the year before.

Sources

The Juneau "Daily Alaska Dispatch" May 21, 1900; Fairbanks "Daily News-Miner," June 1, 1910