Early baseball in Kansas/Club 3
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|Modern-address=White Cloud KS | |Modern-address=White Cloud KS | ||
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| - | |Pagetext=The White Cloud "Kansas Chief" Aug. 5, 1869: "Base Ball Match--The second match game of base ball between the Occidentals of Falls City, and the Pioneers of White Cloud, came off at this place, on Saturday afternoon..." The Pioneers won in extra innings by 27. | + | |Pagetext=The White Cloud "Kansas Chief" Aug. 5, 1869: "Base Ball Match--The second match game of base ball between the Occidentals of Falls City [NE], and the Pioneers of White Cloud [KS], came off at this place, on Saturday afternoon..." The Pioneers won in extra innings by 27. |
| - | White Cloud KS is | + | White Cloud KS (current pop. about 175) is in the NE corner of the state and about 45 miles NW of St. Joseph MO. It is about 20 miles E of Falls City NE. |
|Sources=White Cloud "Kansas Chief" Aug. 5, 1869 | |Sources=White Cloud "Kansas Chief" Aug. 5, 1869 | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:21, 5 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Kansas -> Early baseball in Kansas/Club 3 |
| Location | Kansas |
|---|---|
| Year | 1869 |
| Month | 8 |
| Date | 5 |
| Note on date | No later than August 1869 |
| Modern address | White Cloud KS |
| City | White Cloud |
| State | KS |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Pioneers |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The White Cloud "Kansas Chief" Aug. 5, 1869: "Base Ball Match--The second match game of base ball between the Occidentals of Falls City [NE], and the Pioneers of White Cloud [KS], came off at this place, on Saturday afternoon..." The Pioneers won in extra innings by 27.
White Cloud KS (current pop. about 175) is in the NE corner of the state and about 45 miles NW of St. Joseph MO. It is about 20 miles E of Falls City NE.
Sources
White Cloud "Kansas Chief" Aug. 5, 1869
