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|Description= | |Description=<p>"Base Ball-- This healthful and exciting exercise was very generally popular this fall, especially in the Northern States, and we hope it will be introduced here as soon as the heated term passes off. We noticed the other evening a party engaged in Base Ball on the Edgefield side of the river, all apparently enjoying themselves. The early closing of the stores gives a fine opportunity to the young men engaged in mercantile pursuits...Let us have Base Ball Clubs organized, then, and the fun commenced."</p> | ||
<p>"Base Ball-- This healthful and exciting exercise was very generally popular this fall, especially in the Northern States, and we hope it will be introduced here as soon as the heated term passes off. We noticed the other evening a party engaged in Base Ball on the Edgefield side of the river, all apparently enjoying themselves. The early closing of the stores gives a fine opportunity to the young men engaged in mercantile pursuits...Let us have Base Ball Clubs organized, then, and the fun commenced."</p> | |||
<p>Edgefield is a residential area of Nashville on the east side of the Cumberland River.</p> | <p>Edgefield is a residential area of Nashville on the east side of the Cumberland River.</p> | ||
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|Sources=<p><em>Nashville Republican Banner</em>, July 25, 1860.</p> | |Sources=<p><em>Nashville Republican Banner</em>, July 25, 1860.</p> | ||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
|Comment=<p>See Traughber, "Nashville Baseball History" in 1857 a Hickory Club was formed for exercise, and it proposed to play "cricket, base ball, etc." No indication this club ever played baseball.</p> | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |Entered by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|First in Location=TN | |First in Location=TN | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:39, 18 April 2024
| Date of Game | July 1860 |
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| Location | Nashville, TN, United States |
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| Field | Add Field Page |
| Home Team | Add Club Page |
| Away Team | Add Club Page |
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| Innings | 9 |
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| NY Rules | Likely |
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| Description | "Base Ball-- This healthful and exciting exercise was very generally popular this fall, especially in the Northern States, and we hope it will be introduced here as soon as the heated term passes off. We noticed the other evening a party engaged in Base Ball on the Edgefield side of the river, all apparently enjoying themselves. The early closing of the stores gives a fine opportunity to the young men engaged in mercantile pursuits...Let us have Base Ball Clubs organized, then, and the fun commenced." Edgefield is a residential area of Nashville on the east side of the Cumberland River.
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| Sources | Nashville Republican Banner, July 25, 1860. |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | See Traughber, "Nashville Baseball History" in 1857 a Hickory Club was formed for exercise, and it proposed to play "cricket, base ball, etc." No indication this club ever played baseball. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
| First in Location | TN |
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