Columbia Club of Chicago

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Nick Name	Columbia
Earliest Known Date	Saturday, May 21, 1859
Last Known Game
Location	Chicago, IL, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	The Chicago Tribune, May 21, 1859, has notice of a meeting that day of the "new" Columbia Base Ball Club of the 10th Ward. S. F. White, President; Wm. Merrill, VP; John Gillespie, Secy, H. Rapp. Treas. The Chicago Tribune May 21, 1859 and Aug. 9, 1860 says their grounds are at the corner of Canal and Mitchell Sts., opposite to the Gillies (Gelis) House. Same July 28, 1859 gives a box score of the Columbia-Excelsiors game. The Columbia club consisted of J. J. Gillespie, W. Jauncey, Geo. Simons, Dr. Varian, Ed Simonds, J. H. Lee, F. Saunders, Geo.F. Lee and A. King.
Sources	The Chicago Tribune, May 21, July 28, 1859. NYSM 590807
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Comment	Successor to the 1858 Union Club? Many of the players are the same. White is probably Samuel F. White (1829-1917), a liquor (and later lumber) dealer. Gillespie is the future Chicago Excelsiors guy (1833-1901). No suitable Rapp or Merrill on the 1860 census or 1861 Chicago Directory. Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Richard Hershberger
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

Warning: Users should not rely on a team's won-loss record as a reflection of its "standing" among all base ball clubs. Team schedules were not balanced, and a good record against mostly weak opponents does not signify a leading club.

Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1859	2 Played	0 Won	1 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1859-07-27	Chicago		IL	Excelsior Club of Chicago	Columbia Club of Chicago	49 - 33		Craig Waff
Ballgame	1859-08-01	Chicago		IL	Columbia Club of Chicago	Columbia Club of Chicago			Craig Waff

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Playing Fields

Field	Years	Edit Association with Club
Columbia grounds at the corner of Canal and Mitchell streets

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