Hoosiers Club of South Bend
| Nick Name | Hoosiers |
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| Earliest Known Date | 1860 |
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| Location | South Bend, IN, United States |
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| Description | From Protoball Entry #1860.33 – Base Ball Beats Football to South Bend IN "In 1860, South Bend was introduced to baseball for the first time and since then has continued to play the game as both an amateur and professional sport. . . .Area businessman Henry Benjamin introduced baseball to the city, forming a union which has lasted 125 years. . . . Benjamin decided to hold tryouts in the spring of 1860 to select South Bend's first organized team. That first team was called the Hoosiers. The Hoosiers were active as a team from 1860 to 1863." John M. Kovach, From Goosepasture to Greenstockings: South Bend Baseball 1860 – 1890 (Greenstocking Press, South Bend, 1985), pages 4-6. Accessed at the Giamatti Center at the Hall of Fame. Kovach does not give a source for this material. Query: Is there an indication that this club observed Association rules? |
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| Comment | The South Bend Valley Register, Aug. 6, 13, 1863 reports two games of the "South Bend Base Ball Club." H.M. Benjamin signs the report as president. 9 innings each game. More than 18 players. The South Bend Tribune, Jan. 31, 1932 states the Hoosiers played on the "flatiron," a lot near the old Fair Grounds, near/on modern LaSallle St. Edit with form to add a comment |
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| First in Location | South Bend, IN |
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| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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