Early baseball in Arizona/Club 6
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|Location=Arizona | |Location=Arizona | ||
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|City=Tombstone | |City=Tombstone | ||
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|Nickname=Tombstone, San Pedro | |Nickname=Tombstone, San Pedro | ||
|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
|First=No | |First=No | ||
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|Pagetext=The Tombstone Epitaph, March 6, 1882: "Base Ball. A match game of base ball is shortly to be played between the Tombstone and San Pedro nines.... As yet the clubs have not been fully organized..." | |Pagetext=The Tombstone Epitaph, March 6, 1882: "Base Ball. A match game of base ball is shortly to be played between the Tombstone and San Pedro nines.... As yet the clubs have not been fully organized..." | ||
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+ | Tombstone AZ (1880 pop. about 3,400; 1890 pop. about 1,875)is about 75 miles SW of Tucson AZ. We don't have a specific location for a "San Pedro," but the San Pedro Valley is in the Tombstone vicinity. | ||
|Sources=The Tombstone Epitaph, March 6, 1882 | |Sources=The Tombstone Epitaph, March 6, 1882 | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:56, 8 September 2012
Spread of baseball: Home -> Arizona -> Early baseball in Arizona/Club 6 |
Location | Arizona |
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Year | 1882 |
Modern address | Tombstone AZ |
City | Tombstone |
State | AZ |
Nickname | Tombstone, San Pedro |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Tombstone Epitaph, March 6, 1882: "Base Ball. A match game of base ball is shortly to be played between the Tombstone and San Pedro nines.... As yet the clubs have not been fully organized..."
Tombstone AZ (1880 pop. about 3,400; 1890 pop. about 1,875)is about 75 miles SW of Tucson AZ. We don't have a specific location for a "San Pedro," but the San Pedro Valley is in the Tombstone vicinity.
Sources
The Tombstone Epitaph, March 6, 1882