Early baseball in Wisconsin/Club 7
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{{Origins-club | {{Origins-club | ||
|Location=Wisconsin | |Location=Wisconsin | ||
| - | |Year= | + | |Year=1860 |
|Month=7 | |Month=7 | ||
|Date=7 | |Date=7 | ||
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|State=WI | |State=WI | ||
|Country=US | |Country=US | ||
| - | |Nickname=Badger | + | |Nickname=Badger Base Ball Club |
|Submitter=Dennis Pajot | |Submitter=Dennis Pajot | ||
|First=No | |First=No | ||
|Approved=Yes | |Approved=Yes | ||
}} | }} | ||
| - | A third Base Ball club in Janesville was organized in the summer | + | A third Base Ball club in Janesville was organized in the summer 1860, as the July 6 Janesville Daily Gazette wrote: “The members of the new Base Ball Club will meet at Dr. Pendleton’s office tomorrow evening, July 7th, at 8 o’clock, for the purpose of organizing the club, electing officer, &c.” The club did meet, elected officers and named themselves the Badger Base Ball Club. The club decided to practice at the grounds of the [[Early baseball in Wisconsin/Club 6|Bower City club]]. |
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| + | Sources: Janesville Daily Gazette, July 6, 1860; Janesville Daily Gazette, July 11, 1860 | ||
Revision as of 20:56, 10 April 2010
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| Location | Wisconsin |
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| Year | 1860 |
| Month | 7 |
| Date | 7 |
| City | Janesville |
| State | WI |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Badger Base Ball Club |
| Found by | Dennis Pajot |
A third Base Ball club in Janesville was organized in the summer 1860, as the July 6 Janesville Daily Gazette wrote: “The members of the new Base Ball Club will meet at Dr. Pendleton’s office tomorrow evening, July 7th, at 8 o’clock, for the purpose of organizing the club, electing officer, &c.” The club did meet, elected officers and named themselves the Badger Base Ball Club. The club decided to practice at the grounds of the Bower City club.
Sources: Janesville Daily Gazette, July 6, 1860; Janesville Daily Gazette, July 11, 1860
