Early baseball in Alaska/Club 9
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| Location | Alaska |
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| Year | 1901 |
| City | Ketchikan |
| State | AK |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Juneau "Daily Alaska Dispatch" July 17, 1901, says the Ketchikan BBC challenges Juneau, the state champs, to a game. The Fairbanks Times, May 14, 1911 says that Juneau is to play baseball against Ketchikan on July 4th.
Ketchikan is a town in the southeast Island chain of Alaska.
Sources
The Juneau "Daily Alaska Dispatch" July 17, 1901; The Fairbanks Times, May 14, 1911
