Early baseball in Alaska/Club 8
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|City=Skagway | |City=Skagway | ||
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|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
|First=No | |First=No | ||
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| - | |Pagetext=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. | + | |Pagetext=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. |
| - | |Sources=The Fairbanks "Daily News-Miner," June 1, 1910 | + | Skagway AK (1900 pop. 1,800) is about 110 miles N of Juneau. |
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| + | Whitehorse (Yukon Terr., Canada) is about 110 miles N of Skagway. | ||
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| + | 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 | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:40, 23 October 2012
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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
