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| - | + | "It was soon after close of the Civil War that the era of baseball in Baraboo began to dawn; and by the summer of 1867, it was pretty well organized, and going at full blast."{{footnote-newspaper | title=Early Days of Baseball in Baraboo | newspaper=Baraboo [WI] Daily News | year=1925 | month=06 | day=25 | pages= | last= | first= | label= }} | |
Baraboo WI is about 30 miles NW of Madison WI. | Baraboo WI is about 30 miles NW of Madison WI. | ||
This lovingly long article goes into detail about the old game: pitches were delivered below the waist, the ball was more elastic, high scoring, home-made bats, two local ballfields, "hot disputes" negotiated by the two captains, the advent of fast pitching, and distance-throwing contests [later]. | This lovingly long article goes into detail about the old game: pitches were delivered below the waist, the ball was more elastic, high scoring, home-made bats, two local ballfields, "hot disputes" negotiated by the two captains, the advent of fast pitching, and distance-throwing contests [later]. | ||
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