Early baseball in Indiana/Club 4
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|Date-note=founded no later than 1865 or earlier than 1869 | |Date-note=founded no later than 1865 or earlier than 1869 | ||
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|Nickname=Alerts | |Nickname=Alerts | ||
|Submitter=David Ball | |Submitter=David Ball | ||
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|Pagetext=According to the autobiography of classical scholar Ernest Sihler, the Alerts were one of two clubs active at Concordia Gymanasium, a Fort Wayne educational institution. Sihler says baseball came to Fort Wayne in the autumn of 1865. Sihler left Concordia in 1869 to continue his education in St. Louis. Sihler himself was the Alerts' center fielder. | |Pagetext=According to the autobiography of classical scholar Ernest Sihler, the Alerts were one of two clubs active at Concordia Gymanasium, a Fort Wayne educational institution. Sihler says baseball came to Fort Wayne in the autumn of 1865. Sihler left Concordia in 1869 to continue his education in St. Louis. Sihler himself was the Alerts' center fielder. | ||
|Sources=Ernest Sihler, "From Maumee to Thames and Tiber" (1930), pp. 31-32. | |Sources=Ernest Sihler, "From Maumee to Thames and Tiber" (1930), pp. 31-32. | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:02, 11 May 2012
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| Location | Indiana |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Note on date | founded no later than 1865 or earlier than 1869 |
| City | Fort Wayne |
| State | IN |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Alerts |
| Found by | David Ball |
According to the autobiography of classical scholar Ernest Sihler, the Alerts were one of two clubs active at Concordia Gymanasium, a Fort Wayne educational institution. Sihler says baseball came to Fort Wayne in the autumn of 1865. Sihler left Concordia in 1869 to continue his education in St. Louis. Sihler himself was the Alerts' center fielder.
Sources
Ernest Sihler, "From Maumee to Thames and Tiber" (1930), pp. 31-32.
