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{{Chronology Entry |Year=1858 |Year Number=15 |Headline=Base Ball Arrives in Heaven? "No, This is Iowa" |Salience=2 |Location=Iowa, |Country=United States |State=IA |Game=Base Ball, |Age of Players=Adult |Text=<p>"John Liepa of Indianola presented a history of early baseball and the origins of the game in the state. John has pinpointed 1858 as the first reference to baseball in Iowa (in the city of Davenport), although naturally that is subject to change."</p> <p> </p> |Sources=<p>From a report of the Field of Dreams SABR Chapter [the Iowa chapter] meeting at the Bob Feller Museum in Van Meter, IA, October 16, 2004.</p> <p>John Thorn [email, 2/10/2008] suggests that the source may be the <span>Davenport Daily Gazette</span>, June 2, 1858, which states "The baseball clubs were both out yesterday afternoon."</p> |Reviewed=Yes |Has Supplemental Text=No |Coordinates=41.8780025, -93.097702 }}
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