Early baseball in Wisconsin/Club 7
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| - | + | |Pagetext=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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Latest revision as of 17:22, 14 April 2010
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Wisconsin -> Early baseball in Wisconsin/Club 7 |
| 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
