Early baseball in Alaska/Club 5
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| Location | Alaska |
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| Year | 1901 |
| City | Dawson |
| State | AK |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Juneau "Daily Alaska Dispatch" April 17, 1901, says Dawson has plans for an outdoor carnival in July. "Baseball will probably be made a big feature.." in the sporting events of the carnival.
The Juneau "Daily Record-Miner" May 17, 1904 says that Dawson "had the strongest team in Alaska" last year.
The Fairbanks "Alaska Citizen", July 12, 1915, says the Fairbanks baseball club challenges the Dawson baseball club.
Dawson AK is about 10 miles NW of Juneau.
Sources
Juneau "Daily Alaska Dispatch" April 17, 1901; Juneau "Daily Record-Miner" May 17, 1904; The Fairbanks "Alaska Citizen", July 12, 1915
