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{{Chronology Entry | {{Chronology Entry | ||
|Year=1861 | |Year=1861 | ||
|Year Suffix= | |||
|Year Number=24 | |Year Number=24 | ||
|Headline=Houston, We Have A Problem | |Headline=Houston, We Have A Problem | ||
|Salience=3 | |Salience=3 | ||
|Location=Texas, | |Location=Texas, | ||
|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
|Coordinates=29.7604267, -95.3698028 | |||
|State=TX | |State=TX | ||
|City=Houston | |City=Houston | ||
|Game=Base Ball | |Modern Address= | ||
|Game=Base Ball | |||
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | |Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | ||
|Age of Players=Adult | |Age of Players=Adult | ||
|Holiday= | |||
|Notables= | |||
|Text=<p>"Friend SPIRIT: A meeting for the purpose of organizing a base ball club in this city, was held on hursday evening last, April 4, when eighteen of the most respectable young men of this city met and adopted a constitution, by-laws, rurles and regulations for playing the game, and elected their officers...The club adopted the name of 'Houston Base Ball Club'...They play their first match game among themselves, on Saturday, the 27th of this month. The result you can expect immediately thereafter."</p> | |Text=<p>"Friend SPIRIT: A meeting for the purpose of organizing a base ball club in this city, was held on hursday evening last, April 4, when eighteen of the most respectable young men of this city met and adopted a constitution, by-laws, rurles and regulations for playing the game, and elected their officers...The club adopted the name of 'Houston Base Ball Club'...They play their first match game among themselves, on Saturday, the 27th of this month. The result you can expect immediately thereafter."</p> | ||
|Sources=<p><em>Wilkes' Spirit of the Times,</em> April 27, 1861.</p> | |Sources=<p><em>Wilkes' Spirit of the Times,</em> April 27, 1861.</p> | ||
|Warning= | |||
|Comment=<p>If, held, the planned match on April 27 did not reach (or was not printed by) <em>Wilkes' Spirit. </em>Texas had already seceded and joined the Southern Confederacy by the time the Houston BBC formed. The beginning of the war after Fort Sumter was fired upon on April 12 presumably ended such communication.</p> | |Comment=<p>If, held, the planned match on April 27 did not reach (or was not printed by) <em>Wilkes' Spirit. </em>Texas had already seceded and joined the Southern Confederacy by the time the Houston BBC formed. The beginning of the war after Fort Sumter was fired upon on April 12 presumably ended such communication.</p> | ||
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|Submitted by=Bob Tholkes | |Submitted by=Bob Tholkes | ||
|Submission Note=3/10/2014 | |Submission Note=3/10/2014 | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
}} | }} |
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Location | TexasTexas |
City/State/Country: | Houston, TX, United States |
Modern Address | |
Game | Base BallBase Ball |
Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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Text | "Friend SPIRIT: A meeting for the purpose of organizing a base ball club in this city, was held on hursday evening last, April 4, when eighteen of the most respectable young men of this city met and adopted a constitution, by-laws, rurles and regulations for playing the game, and elected their officers...The club adopted the name of 'Houston Base Ball Club'...They play their first match game among themselves, on Saturday, the 27th of this month. The result you can expect immediately thereafter." |
Sources | Wilkes' Spirit of the Times, April 27, 1861. |
Warning | |
Comment | If, held, the planned match on April 27 did not reach (or was not printed by) Wilkes' Spirit. Texas had already seceded and joined the Southern Confederacy by the time the Houston BBC formed. The beginning of the war after Fort Sumter was fired upon on April 12 presumably ended such communication. Edit with form to add a comment |
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Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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Submitted by | Bob Tholkes |
Submission Note | 3/10/2014 |
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