Early baseball in Indiana/Game 1
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- | |Pagetext= | + | |Pagetext=''Dawson's Daily Times and Union'' (Fort Wayne, IN), Tuesday evening, May 6, 1862, Page 3, 1st column, 6th item of "Local and Miscellaneous": |
- | Tuesday evening, May 6, 1862 | + | |
- | Page 3, 1st column | + | '''Base Ball''' -- The Base Ball Club had a game |
- | 6th item of "Local and Miscellaneous": | + | yesterday afternoon at their grounds, which was |
- | + | pleasant and exciting. A number of ladies were | |
- | + | in attendance to witness the game. When the | |
- | yesterday afternoon at their grounds, which was | + | nine innings were played, it was announced that |
- | pleasant and exciting. A number of ladies were | + | T.B. Shoaff, having made the greatest number |
- | in attendance to witness the game. When the | + | of runs (seven), was awarded the CUP. The |
- | nine innings were played, it was announced that | + | captains were John E. Hill and Sam. Lewis' Hill |
- | T.B. Shoaff, having made the greatest number | + | making 57 and Lewis 37 scores. |
- | of runs (seven), was awarded the CUP. The | + | |Sources=* {{cite-newspaper| newspaper=Dawson's Daily Times and Union (Fort Wayne, IN)| year=1862|month=05|day=06|pages=3|title=Local and Miscellaneous}} |
- | captains were John E. Hill and Sam. Lewis' Hill | + | |
- | making 57 and Lewis 37 scores. | + | |
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Latest revision as of 16:38, 10 September 2010
Spread of baseball: Home -> Indiana -> Early baseball in Indiana/Game 1 |
Location | Indiana |
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Year | 1862 |
Month | 5 |
Date | 5 |
City | Fort Wayne |
State | IN |
Country | US |
Site | Summit City Club's grounds |
Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
Played by | Locals |
Team 1 | Summit City (John E. Hill, captain) |
Team 2 | Summit City (Samuel Lewis, captain) |
Team 1 Score | 57 |
Team 2 Score | 37 |
Length | 9 innings |
Found by | James Meadows |
Dawson's Daily Times and Union (Fort Wayne, IN), Tuesday evening, May 6, 1862, Page 3, 1st column, 6th item of "Local and Miscellaneous":
Base Ball -- The Base Ball Club had a game yesterday afternoon at their grounds, which was pleasant and exciting. A number of ladies were in attendance to witness the game. When the nine innings were played, it was announced that T.B. Shoaff, having made the greatest number of runs (seven), was awarded the CUP. The captains were John E. Hill and Sam. Lewis' Hill making 57 and Lewis 37 scores.
Sources
- "Local and Miscellaneous", pg 3. Dawson's Daily Times and Union (Fort Wayne, IN), 1862-05-06.