Early baseball in Louisiana/Club 5
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|Pagetext=The New Orleans Times, December 27, 1867 mentions the Capitol and Red Stick Base Ball Clubs of Baton Rouge. | |Pagetext=The New Orleans Times, December 27, 1867 mentions the Capitol and Red Stick Base Ball Clubs of Baton Rouge. | ||
| - | + | "Red stick" is an anglicization of "Baton Rouge." | |
| + | According to Michael And Janice Bielawa, "Baseball in Baton Rouge," the Red Sticks and Capitols played Wednesdays and Fridays at the Garrison Grounds by the Mississippi River. and on Sunday at Magruder's Collegiate Institute on Government Street. | ||
Baton Rouge (pop. about 230,000) is about 75 miles NW of New Orleans. | Baton Rouge (pop. about 230,000) is about 75 miles NW of New Orleans. | ||
|Sources=New Orleans Times, December 27, 1867 | |Sources=New Orleans Times, December 27, 1867 | ||
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| Spread of baseball: Home -> Louisiana -> Early baseball in Louisiana/Club 5 |
| Location | Louisiana |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Month | 12 |
| Note on date | No later than December 1867 |
| Modern address | Baton Rouge LA |
| City | Baton Rouge |
| State | LA |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Capitol, Red Stick |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The New Orleans Times, December 27, 1867 mentions the Capitol and Red Stick Base Ball Clubs of Baton Rouge. "Red stick" is an anglicization of "Baton Rouge." According to Michael And Janice Bielawa, "Baseball in Baton Rouge," the Red Sticks and Capitols played Wednesdays and Fridays at the Garrison Grounds by the Mississippi River. and on Sunday at Magruder's Collegiate Institute on Government Street. Baton Rouge (pop. about 230,000) is about 75 miles NW of New Orleans.
Sources
New Orleans Times, December 27, 1867
