Early baseball in Mississippi/Club 12
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|Location=Mississippi | |Location=Mississippi | ||
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| + | |Date-note=No later than February 1869 | ||
| + | |Modern-address=Osyka MS | ||
|City=Osyka | |City=Osyka | ||
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|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
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| - | |Approved= | + | |Approved=Yes |
|Pagetext=The New Orleans Times Picayune, February 20, 1869, announced that the Osyka Base Ball Club had invited the editors to a grand ball. Same September 16, 1869 says the Osyka and Summit clubs squared off for the championship of Mississippi, with Osyka winning 47 to 23. The article is unclear on whether “Summit” is the name of an Osyka team, or whether it was a team from Summit, Mississippi. | |Pagetext=The New Orleans Times Picayune, February 20, 1869, announced that the Osyka Base Ball Club had invited the editors to a grand ball. Same September 16, 1869 says the Osyka and Summit clubs squared off for the championship of Mississippi, with Osyka winning 47 to 23. The article is unclear on whether “Summit” is the name of an Osyka team, or whether it was a team from Summit, Mississippi. | ||
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| + | Osyka MS (pop. about 480)is about 95 miles S of Jackson near the border with LA, and about 80 miles N of New Orleans. | ||
|Sources=New Orleans Times Picayune, February 20, 1869, September 16, 1869 | |Sources=New Orleans Times Picayune, February 20, 1869, September 16, 1869 | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:24, 2 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Mississippi -> Early baseball in Mississippi/Club 12 |
| Location | Mississippi |
|---|---|
| Year | 1869 |
| Month | 2 |
| Note on date | No later than February 1869 |
| Modern address | Osyka MS |
| City | Osyka |
| State | MS |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The New Orleans Times Picayune, February 20, 1869, announced that the Osyka Base Ball Club had invited the editors to a grand ball. Same September 16, 1869 says the Osyka and Summit clubs squared off for the championship of Mississippi, with Osyka winning 47 to 23. The article is unclear on whether “Summit” is the name of an Osyka team, or whether it was a team from Summit, Mississippi.
Osyka MS (pop. about 480)is about 95 miles S of Jackson near the border with LA, and about 80 miles N of New Orleans.
Sources
New Orleans Times Picayune, February 20, 1869, September 16, 1869
