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|City=Fort Wayne | |City=Fort Wayne | ||
|State=IN | |State=IN | ||
| - | |Country= | + | |Country=USA |
|Nickname=Kekionga Base Ball Club | |Nickname=Kekionga Base Ball Club | ||
| - | |First= | + | |First=false |
| - | |Approved= | + | |Approved=false |
| - | |Pagetext=The Kekionga Base Ball Club formed after the Civil War, filling the void left by the Summit City club. | + | |Pagetext=The Kekionga Base Ball Club formed after the Civil War, filling the void left by the Summit City club.<br> |
| - | + | By 1867, the club would have plenty of opponents to choose from in the area, and beyond, including Toledo, Ohio.<br> | |
| - | By 1867, the club would have plenty of opponents to choose from in the area, and beyond, including Toledo, Ohio. | + | By 1871, the Kekiongas made the transition to professionalism and were a charter member of the National Association in 1871.<br> |
| - | + | They were 7-12 in that lone season and collapsed by September due to financial difficulties.<br> | |
| - | By 1871, the Kekiongas made the transition to professionalism and were a charter member of the National Association in 1871. | + | <br> |
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| - | They were 7-12 in that lone season and collapsed by September due to financial difficulties. | + | Excerpts from <i>Fort Wayne Daily Gazette</i> about the club's formation:<br> |
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| - | Excerpts from | + | Monday, July 2, 1866<br> |
| - | + | Page 3, 1st column, 7th item of "City and Vicinity":<br> | |
| - | Monday, July 2, 1866 | + | <br> |
| - | + | BASE BALL CLUB -- The members of the<br> | |
| - | < | + | Base Ball Club met at the office of Esquire<br> |
| - | Base Ball Club met at the office of Esquire | + | Milliman Saturday evening, and completed<br> |
| - | Milliman Saturday evening, and completed | + | their organization by adopting a<br> |
| - | their organization by adopting a | + | Constitution and By Laws, and electing<br> |
| - | Constitution and By Laws, and electing | + | the following officers: Pres Lt. Col<br> |
| - | the following officers: Pres Lt. Col | + | C B Oakley, Vice Pres Robert Milliman,<br> |
| - | C B Oakley, Vice Pres Robert Milliman, | + | Sec Robert Fisher, Treas Chas Gorham.<br> |
| - | Sec Robert Fisher, Treas Chas Gorham. | + | Captains, Fred Drake and ---- Diehl.<br> |
| - | Captains, Fred Drake and ---- Diehl. | + | The Club will meet for practice twice a<br> |
| - | The Club will meet for practice twice a | + | week -- Tuesday morning at half past five<br> |
| - | week -- Tuesday morning at half past five | + | and Friday afternoon at four o'clock on<br> |
| - | and Friday afternoon at four o'clock on | + | grounds north of the canal on the commons.<br> |
| - | grounds north of the canal on the commons.< | + | <br> |
| - | + | <br> | |
| - | + | Thursday, July 12, 1866<br> | |
| - | Thursday, July 12, 1866 | + | Page 3, 1st column, 8th item of "City and Vicinity":<br> |
| - | + | <br> | |
| - | < | + | BASE BALL CLUB -- The Kekionga Base<br> |
| - | Ball Club is now fully organized, and | + | Ball Club is now fully organized, and<br> |
| - | practicing regularly twice a week. They | + | practicing regularly twice a week. They<br> |
| - | will meet for practice tomorrow (Friday) | + | will meet for practice tomorrow (Friday)<br> |
| - | afternoon, at 4 o'clock, on the commons | + | afternoon, at 4 o'clock, on the commons<br> |
| - | North of BOWSER & Co's Foundry. The | + | North of BOWSER & Co's Foundry. The<br> |
| - | public is invited to attend, ladies | + | public is invited to attend, ladies<br> |
| - | included ...< | + | included ...<br> |
| - | |Sources= | + | |Sources=<i>Fort Wayne Daily Gazette</i>; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Monday, July 2, 1866; Page 3, 1st column, 7th item of "City and Vicinity"; Base Ball Club.<br> |
| - | + | <i>Fort Wayne Daily Gazette</i>; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Thursday, July 12, 1866; Page 3, 1st column, 8th item of "City and Vicinity"; Base Ball Club.<br> | |
| - | + | <i>Fort Wayne Daily Gazette</i>; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Thursday, August 22, 1867; Page 4, 1st column, 13th item of "City and Vicinity"; Toledos and Kekiongas.<br> | |
| - | + | SABRPedia, Fort Wayne Kekiongas, National Association, 1871 season, http://sabrpedia.org/wiki/1871_Fort_Wayne_Kekiongas<br> | |
| + | Baseball Reference, Fort Wayne Kekiongas, National Association, 1871 season, http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KEK/1871.shtml<br> | ||
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