Early baseball in Michigan/Club 8

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|Modern-address=St. Joseph, MI
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"Previous to 1870, base ball was unknown in the villages of Michigan. . . .
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James R. Clark organized a base ball club in St. Joseph previous to the organization of the [local rival] Benton Harbor nine [in 1870]. . . .  The St. Joseph club was named the Mutuals, in imitation of the famous Mutuals of New York. . . . .  In St. Joseph the ball ground was located where the Central school building now [1915] stands.
James R. Clark organized a base ball club in St. Joseph previous to the organization of the [local rival] Benton Harbor nine [in 1870]. . . .  The St. Joseph club was named the Mutuals, in imitation of the famous Mutuals of New York. . . . .  In St. Joseph the ball ground was located where the Central school building now [1915] stands.
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"In Benton Harbor the games were played on the Morton ball ground on Morton Hill."
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St. Joseph is on Lake Michigan in the southwestern corner of the state; it is about 35 miles N of South Bend IN and about 45 miles W of Kalamazoo MI.  It is about 2 miles from Benton Harbor, its reported base ball rival.
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|Sources=James Pender, History of Benton Harbor (Braun, Chicago, 1915), pages 72-73.  Accessed 2/28/2010 via Google Books search ("history of benton harbor").
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James Pender, History of Benton Harbor (Braun, Chicago, 1915), pages 72-73.  Accessed 2/28/2010 via Google Books search ("history of benton harbor").
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St. Joseph is on Lake Michigan in the southwestern corner of the state; it is about 35 miles N of South Bend IN and about 45 miles W of Kalamazoo MI.  It is about 2 miles from Benton Harbor.
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Location Michigan
Year 1870
Note on date No later than 1870
Modern address St. Joseph, MI
City St. Joseph
State MI
Country US
Nickname Mutuals

"Previous to 1870, base ball was unknown in the villages of Michigan. . . .

James R. Clark organized a base ball club in St. Joseph previous to the organization of the [local rival] Benton Harbor nine [in 1870]. . . . The St. Joseph club was named the Mutuals, in imitation of the famous Mutuals of New York. . . . . In St. Joseph the ball ground was located where the Central school building now [1915] stands.

St. Joseph is on Lake Michigan in the southwestern corner of the state; it is about 35 miles N of South Bend IN and about 45 miles W of Kalamazoo MI. It is about 2 miles from Benton Harbor, its reported base ball rival.

Sources

James Pender, History of Benton Harbor (Braun, Chicago, 1915), pages 72-73. Accessed 2/28/2010 via Google Books search ("history of benton harbor").

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