Early baseball in Virginia/Club 7
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|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
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|Pagetext=On June 3, 1867. a Lynchburg club defeated a team from nearby Bellvue 94-26. See, generally, W. Harrison Daniel, “The Rage in the Hill City: The Beginnings of Baseball in Lynchburg,” Virginia Cavalcade, Spring 1979. | |Pagetext=On June 3, 1867. a Lynchburg club defeated a team from nearby Bellvue 94-26. See, generally, W. Harrison Daniel, “The Rage in the Hill City: The Beginnings of Baseball in Lynchburg,” Virginia Cavalcade, Spring 1979. | ||
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| + | Bellevue appears to be a subarea of neighborhood of Richmond VA. Lynchburg is about about 100 miles to the West of this area. Maybe there is/was another place called Bellevue closer to Lynchburg? | ||
|Sources=W. Harrison Daniel, “The Rage in the Hill City: The Beginnings of Baseball in Lynchburg,” Virginia Cavalcade, Spring 1979. | |Sources=W. Harrison Daniel, “The Rage in the Hill City: The Beginnings of Baseball in Lynchburg,” Virginia Cavalcade, Spring 1979. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:40, 4 September 2012
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| Location | Virginia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1867 |
| Modern address | Bellevue, Richmond, VA |
| City | Bellvue |
| State | VA |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
On June 3, 1867. a Lynchburg club defeated a team from nearby Bellvue 94-26. See, generally, W. Harrison Daniel, “The Rage in the Hill City: The Beginnings of Baseball in Lynchburg,” Virginia Cavalcade, Spring 1979.
Bellevue appears to be a subarea of neighborhood of Richmond VA. Lynchburg is about about 100 miles to the West of this area. Maybe there is/was another place called Bellevue closer to Lynchburg?
Sources
W. Harrison Daniel, “The Rage in the Hill City: The Beginnings of Baseball in Lynchburg,” Virginia Cavalcade, Spring 1979.
