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Club of Tubingen University + (When in 1912 the John … When in 1912 the Johns Hopkins University conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws upon Sir William [Ramsey], it fell to my lot as President of the University to make a few remarks, and he replied. Neither of us could refrain from referring to our Tübingen days, and the baseball; club was recalled in public by Sir William. Among other things, he said: ‘I tell you the Tübingen baseball; club was not to be sneezed at.” In this connection it is interesting to recall that the recent Lord Milner was at times a member of the club. "Evidently this was a club of American students, with some English,, and the German students never took to the game.Getman, "The Life of Ira Remsen" p. 34. Remsen and Milner were at Tubingen University in Germany 1870-72,ra Remsen" p. 34. Remsen and Milner were at Tubingen University in Germany 1870-72,)
Batting Cage Debuts + ([A] (ad) "CRICKET COU … [A] (ad) "CRICKET COURT, 654 BROADWAY.-- CRICKET AND Base Ball Practice.-- The spacious saloon, 654 Broadway, is now open. Gentlemen wishing to perfect themselves in the above game will do well to call, as they will always find wickets pitched and a professional bowler to give instructions to those who require it."give instructions to those who require it.")
Finally, Cricket Played Here (by Aduls) Without English Immigrants! + ([B] It was in 1854 th … [B] It was in 1854 that an all-US match occurred, reportedly the first ever. The New York Times on August 11, 1854, covered a match played the previous week between New York and Newark, noting, "this ends the first match played in the United States between Americans. Let us hope it will not be the last." The New York club won this match, and Newark won a return match on August 1. nd Newark won a return match on August 1. )
Eagle Club of San Francisco + (originally “San Franc … originally “San Francisco” club, name change NYSM 600415NYSM 600212 [RH]The Eagle Club played games in June and September 1860. The games appear on the Protoball Games Tabulation [Calif. Table] compiled by Craig Waff.he Protoball Games Tabulation [Calif. Table] compiled by Craig Waff.)
Kabul Habibia College War Hawks + (<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7efd7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">In a message to the State Department from the U.S. mission in Kabul, Minister Engert wrote that J. Robert Fluker, a teacher at Habibia College, had introduced baseball to his students. Team uniforms were donated by the local American community and the King’s uncle, Shah Mahmood, threw the first pitch at the opening game. Time Magazine, reporting on this historic event, wrote, “Afghan bagpipers on the sidelines tootled furiously and folk dancers whooped and whirled.”<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f7efd7; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">www.meridian.org has a photo of the two 1946 teams that were formed: t<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">he Habibia College Hawks and the War College Nuristani Tigers, at the Jeshyn Grounds in Kabul. There's also online at youtube.com a film of the game. Grounds in Kabul. There's also online at youtube.com a film of the game. )
Puddox, or Puddock + ("Puddox</strong& … "Puddox is a game that was introduced to <a title="Boston Grammar School" href="http://rosma.co.uk/mw/oba/index.php?title=Boston_Grammar_School">Boston Grammar School</a> by <a title="Robin Gracey" href="http://rosma.co.uk/mw/oba/index.php?title=Robin_Gracey">Robin Gracey</a> in 1990/91. It is a combination of rounders and cricket. Two teams participate, made up of form members from each class and the teams are drawn randomly from a hat. Often first year teams (now year 7) would meet 15 year old lads but size meant little in Puddox, as Mr Gracey would attest, being quite short himself.<a class="new" title="John Huggins (page does not exist)" href="http://rosma.co.uk/mw/oba/index.php?title=John_Huggins&action=edit&redlink=1">John Huggins</a> recalls playing Puddox at Boston Grammar School in 1962. He believes it had migrated there from the <a class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Stamford School" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford_School">Stamford School</a> where it was popular.The batting team sends out two players to stand at either end of the 'pitch' which is (as far as I remember) about the length of a cricket pitch. The bowler only bowls from one end, and a small baseball-style ball is used. Bowling uses the under-arm style. The batting team uses a small one-handed bat. Runs are made by running to the end of the pitch, just like cricket. I seem to remember a rule that you can only run if you'd made contact with the ball.There is a time limit for each team (I think these games were played during lunch hours but that may be wrong!) and at the end of the game, scores are collated and the winning team is put through to the next round."Aka Puddock, and arguably played from the 1920s on. Youtube commentary from 1999-2022: <div id="meta" class="style-scope ytd-watch-flexy"><div id="meta-contents" class="style-scope ytd-watch-flexy"><div id="container" class="style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer"><div id="top-row" class="style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer"><div id="upload-info" class="style-scope ytd-video-owner-renderer"><div id="container" class="style-scope ytd-channel-name"><div id="text-container" class="style-scope ytd-channel-name">"<a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7xz2S8O6pMD6hEfEvG-QUw">Tim Atkinson</a></div></div><div class="badge badge-style-type-verified style-scope ytd-badge-supported-renderer">(1999) </div></div></div><div id="content" class="style-scope ytd-expander"><div id="description" class="style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer">The annual summer inter-form tournament of this rather quaint and (allegedly) unique cricket/rounders hybrid. Only at BGS...<div id="items" class="style-scope ytd-structured-description-content-renderer"> </div></div></div><div id="always-shown" class="style-scope ytd-metadata-row-container-renderer"> </div><div id="collapsible" class="style-scope ytd-metadata-row-container-renderer"> </div></div></div></div><div id="header" class="style-scope ytd-item-section-renderer"><div id="zero-state-message" class="style-scope ytd-comments-header-renderer">M<a id="author-text" class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope ytd-comment-renderer" style="font-size: 1.17em;" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN88i0L4T1_6hRqSvicPwhw">ark Simpson</a></div></div><div id="contents" class="style-scope ytd-item-section-renderer"><div id="body" class="style-scope ytd-comment-renderer"><div id="main" class="style-scope ytd-comment-renderer"><div id="header" class="style-scope ytd-comment-renderer"><div id="header-author" class="style-scope ytd-comment-renderer"><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGttQqQ2RNo&lc=Ugzfu1bX43E1Nobj0vV4AaABAg">2 years ago</a> [2020]</div></div><div id="content" class="style-scope ytd-expander">Hello Tim, For 111 (one hundred and eleven) years there has been an annual camp held for youngsters of 11-16 years of age... this has happened, with exception of the first 5 years(1908-1913), at Hermanus, about 130 km East of Cape Town, on the coast in South Africa. Having watched your posted video of Puddox played at Boston Grammar School, it struck me that many hundreds of youngsters and ex campers would be interested to find out more of the origins of Puddox. Now named the "Annual Hermanus Camp", after many years having been called the Kenilworth Scout Camp, the camp is usually held for about 10-12 days, commencing on 27th or so of December, our height of summer. If you are interested to find the odd photos they'd probably be findable on the web page of the Annual Hermanus Camp. Puddox , I believe, is only played in this camp in SA!There seem to be one or two minor differences in the rules of play for the Puddox at the AHC camp. Do make contact through the AHC facebook, or the web page, if you are interested. Best, Mark.</div>Show less<div id="toolbar" class="style-scope ytd-comment-action-buttons-renderer"><div id="reply-button" class="style-scope ytd-comment-action-buttons-renderer"> </div><div id="creator-heart" class="style-scope ytd-comment-action-buttons-renderer"> </div><div id="reply-button-end" class="style-scope ytd-comment-action-buttons-renderer"><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope ytd-button-renderer">R</a><a id="author-text" class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope ytd-comment-renderer" style="font-size: 1.17em;" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2x7qIIZ_wLkqkH0FD3Y_Pg">J McHenry</a></div></div></div></div><div id="body" class="style-scope ytd-comment-renderer"><div id="main" class="style-scope ytd-comment-renderer"><div id="header" class="style-scope ytd-comment-renderer"><div id="header-author" class="style-scope ytd-comment-renderer"><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGttQqQ2RNo&lc=UgzNtofVl-CZFnea_RB4AaABAg">1 year ago</a> [2021]</div><div class="style-scope ytd-comment-renderer"> </div></div><div id="content" class="style-scope ytd-expander">Blimey, I miss playing this game. I remember the tournaments very fondly."</div><div class="style-scope ytd-expander"> </div><div class="style-scope ytd-expander">==</div><div class="style-scope ytd-expander">Entered by Bruce Allardice, 6/6/2022. Supplemented by L McCray, 6/10/2022.</div><div class="style-scope ytd-expander"> </div></div></div></div> gzNtofVl-CZFnea_RB4AaABAg">1 year ago</a> [2021]</div> <div class="style-scope ytd-comment-renderer"> </div> </div> <div id="content" class="style-scope ytd-expander">Blimey, I miss playing this game. I remember the tournaments very fondly."</div> <div class="style-scope ytd-expander"> </div> <div class="style-scope ytd-expander">==</div> <div class="style-scope ytd-expander">Entered by Bruce Allardice, 6/6/2022. Supplemented by L McCray, 6/10/2022.</div> <div class="style-scope ytd-expander"> </div> </div> </div> </div> )
Excelsior grounds near Carroll Park + ( Near Carroll Park (375 Court St.), at corner of Smith & Degraw streets. Tom Gilbert, 12/9/2021, notes that the Excelsiors later had a second home two miles south, in Red Hook, at the foot of Court Street. )
Fountain City Club of Bryan + (The … The Defiance Democrat, July 27, 1867: "Base Ball. The following is a report of the games played at the Base Ball Tournament given in Defiance, Saturday, July 20th, the following clubs being represented, viz: "Fountain City" of Bryan; "Wauseon," "Napoleon," "Social" of Fort Wayne; and "Auglaize" of Defiance."Napoleon," "Social" of Fort Wayne; and "Auglaize" of Defiance.")
Club of Dubai + (<a href="https:/ … <a href="https://playball.mlblogs.com/baseball-abroad-playing-little-league-in-the-united-arab-emirates-bc4777efa1bb">https://playball.mlblogs.com/baseball-abroad-playing-little-league-in-the-united-arab-emirates-bc4777efa1bb</a> A little league club was formed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 1998.A Little League team from Dubai competed in the 2008 Middle East-Africa Regional.Dubai is the largest city in the UAE. It is also the capitol of the Emirate of Dubai. Dubai is the largest city in the UAE. It is also the capitol of the Emirate of Dubai.)
Off The Wall + (Brooklyn, 1950s: & … Brooklyn, 1950s: The game was often played at a handball court or wall in a schoolyard.The team that is up throws the ball off the wall. If it is caught it is an out. If it lands in foul territory it is an out. (Foul territory is determined by player consensus at the start of the game.)For each bounce the ball takes it is a base gained. Four bounces is a home run. Invisible (imaginary) runners.As a backyard game, the ball can bounce off the garage door, gutter, or slanted roof behind the fielder. If it hits the gutter and bounces it is an automatic triple. If it bounces of the roof and hits the ground it is an automatic home run.If you throw the ball high off the first wall you can have the ball hit the roof and bounce all the way back off the first wall, making for a difficult catch.The "lightening" option -- When the fielder catches the third out, he/she can throw the ball off the wall immediately, catching the new fielder out of fielding position. An easy way to get a home run. Lightening has to be called in the beginning of the game. You can also play that the thrower has to call lightening out loud before the throw.As a game played in an alley (10 to 12 feet between houses): The player "at bat" throws the ball against one wall, to a minimum height of 10-15 feet, depending on how tall the players are. Skills: [a] throwing the ball off one wall so that it hits the other wall just above the fielder, making for a hard catch, [b] throw the ball so it hits the fielder and rolls away for a home run.The Bronx, mid-1950s (also called White Wall):"The west end of 184th street ended at Park Avenue because of the sunken railroad track. There was a fifteen-feet long four-foot high white concrete median erected there to guide cars away from the tracks. This barrier was used for a game called Off-The-Wall. Each corner at the end of 184th street had an open sewer, which we used for bases. There were three bases ... first, third and home only. A square box was painted in the middle of the wall. A 'batter' faced the wall ready to start play. He would slam the ball against the box and run toward the first sewer. The fielder would throw to the first baseman for the out...and the game was under way. That section of Park Avenue, which paralleled the tracks, was still cobblestone surface, so when the ball bounce on the ground it took all sorts of crazy hops and spins. It made for a real interesting game. Kids from other neighborhoods came there to use that wall.One note to make is that passing traffic constantly interrupted street games. The children were forever alert and ready for the next truck, car or wagon coming up the street." rrupted street games. The children were forever alert and ready for the next truck, car or wagon coming up the street." )
Off The Point + (Off the point</s … Off the point A variety of games could be played by throwing a ball against a pointed surface such as a curb or step. A ball that missed the point would become a ground ball. A ball that hit the point could be a pop-up, line drive, etc. Some type of infield boundary was established. A ball that bounced inside the boundary is out, one that cleared the boundary and bounced is a hit, and each bounce added another base. Four bounces was a home run. If the ball was caught before it bounces, it was an out. Curb ball is the most difficult variation because the curb is low and there is no backstop. Also, there is no obvious infield boundary. An easier alternative is stoop ball because the step is slightly higher, there is usually some type of backstop, and the edge of the sidewalk is a convenient infield boundary. Many New York apartment buildings incorporate a wonderful architectural detail: a concrete molding that trims the building at the base and is typically about 18 inches high. This provides a perfect point and backstop. The rules are the same as for stoop ball. I was raised in off-the-point heaven, a building that was clearly designed with the game in mind because in addition to the molding, it had chamfered corners. Instead of coming to a point, each corner had a two-foot flat surface, which made it easy to create a diamond. Even better, there were fences across the street facing the corner. This made it possible to hit home runs over the fence. This configuration also made it possible to have a wider field that could handle more than one fielder and even to create bases so that we could play with runners rather than counting bounces. The corner configuration also made it possible to hit straight away or to pull the ball by hitting the point at an angle. Hitting to the opposite field was tougher because it could result in hitting yourself with the ball. (You have to picture what this would entail.) The trick was to essentially run across the flat corner and throw the ball back across your body toward the point so that it took off behind you. When properly executed, it was a moment of rare grace and beauty—but usually it was an exercise in humiliation. We were so serious about this game that we created permanent scoreboards. The asphalt softened enough on sunny days that we were able to carve a scoreboard into the street. We’d record the score in the boxes with chalk and wash it away after the game. We also kept track of home runs. One year I was contending for the lead at the end of the school term with 25 or so dingers. But my parents had rented a summer place, and I couldn’t play for two months. While I was away, those who stayed behind were free to play all day. When I returned, my main competitor was approaching 300. The people who lived in the building, especially in the ground floor apartments, did not appreciate our games. They convinced the building superintendent to spread rough concrete over our beautiful, sharp-edged point, but the tactic did not succeed. The rough and uneven surface only made the game more challenging and interesting because now we could create surprising angles by aiming for particular spots.See also: [[stick ball]], [[punch ball]], [[box ball]], [[slap ball]]. ball]].)
Excelsior Club of Jersey City + (Original Directors& … Original DirectorsPresident - George E. Cutter Vice President - Isaiha Hutton Treasurer - Benjamin Haines Secretary - Levi Towle21 members Practice days - Thu and Fri; Hamilton Square @ 4 PMNY Daily Tribune - 7-20-1855; Vol XV, No 4446, p8, col1 Spirit of the Times 7-28-1855 (E. Miklich) "The Excelsior Base Ball Club of Jersey City was permanently organized last evening.". Miklich) "The Excelsior Base Ball Club of Jersey City was permanently organized last evening.")
Hildegarde + ([A] … [A] Hildegarde is described in an 1881 publication as a new English game that was "a combination of the noble old English one of Cricket with the popular American one of Base-ball. It is especially adapted in its arrangements and implements to fit it for the use of ladies." The game was played with 15-inch paddles and 2.5-inch rubber balls. Three poles, several yards apart, are both the bases and targets that can put batters and runners out. Teams of from two to fifteen are accommodated, and a "scrub" (non-team) form is an option when very few players are available. A pitcher throws pitches with one foot placed on a foot-base located amid the three bases and at a distance of ten feet. [B] "The new game of Hildegarde will encounter vigorous criticism . . . [It is} a combination of football and cricket . . .a big, soft ball being struck with a wide bat as well as kicked . . . "[C] "Wingfield’s [1874] invention [of lawn tennis]included ‘five-ten’, a combination of tennis and fives, and ‘Hildegarde’, a hybrid of real tennis with rounders and cricket.[D] "The new Game of Hildegarde, or Ladies' Cricket . . ."[E] 1883 game account in New York City. 1883 game account in New York City. )
First Ball Game in Rome + (====== "A Base Ball match was rec … ====== "A Base Ball match was recently played at Rome between nine of the Papal Zouaves and nine English visitors, which, owing to inclement weather, was not terminated. For the Same reason, the Holy Father, who had intended to grace the occasion by his presence, was absent." ======n by his presence, was absent." ======)
Tennisball + (A "Backyard Tennisball League" is … A "Backyard Tennisball League" is found on Youtube as of September 2018.This league of teenagers plays a 14-game season with playoffs. Teams are up to 5 players, and the scoreboard reflects 4-inning games. The league is described as originated in 2011.A list of 27 rules floats down the screen. It includes a "peg rule", which may or may not imply plugging runners to make outs. Stealing of 2B and 3B is allowed. Knees-to chin strike zone (no umpire depicted). Ground rules for "left field trees" and right field tree." Apparent limits on pitch speed. Grassy field. No mention of use of imaginary runners.Clips suggest wide borrowing from baseball - 4 bases, a skin pitching area, ordinary bats (wooden only), ordinary tennis balls, an outfield fence, throws to first by fielders to retire batters. We see the hidden-ball trick and a runner-fielder collision at home plate.The location of this league is not indicated. location of this league is not indicated.)
Chapman + (A "Chatman" is listed as a member of the Nominating Committee from the Enterprise Club, at the Tennessee Base Ball Association Convention, May, 1867.)
Three Man Ball -- Hit It Out + (A "National 3 Man Ball League and … A "National 3 Man Ball League and Baseball Tournament" was announced in March 2013, to take place n Miami in April 2013.In this game, hitters swing at underhand deliveries (from a teammate) and try to hit the (undefined) ball into a fairly narrow pizza-slice-shaped fair territory such that it is not caught by the three fielders playing defense for the opposing club. Shorter "hits" are counted as singles, longer ones doubles and triples, and hits passing the 360-foot outer boundary are home runs.The game uses imaginary base-runners who normally advance only one base at a time. An unusual feature of this game is that after three home runs are achieved, additional hits beyond the end-line are registered as outs. Games take 45 minutes, or an unclear number of innings.This game bears a resemblance to other non-running fungo-type games listed on this website, including [[Indian Ball]] (Missouri), [[Line Ball]] (Chicago), [[Wiffleball]], [[Pingball]], [[Evansville Townball]], and [[Grutz]]. )
Penn Treaty Club of Philadelphia + (A "Penn" BBC is mentioned in the Philadelphia Sunday Mercury, Nov. 26, 1865)
Darr + (A "Wm. H. Darr" is listed in the … A "Wm. H. Darr" is listed in the Nashville city directory for 1866, and a "Wm. Darr" is listed in the 1870 Nashville census. In 1870, William H. Darr was a clerk in a local lumberyard, but he was born in Pennsylvania. Darr became involved in local politics and served as city alderman in the 1870s.William H. Darr served in the 12th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery.arr served in the 12th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery.)
Manhattan Club of Washington + (A "black" club)
Wyandotte Club of Washington + (A "colored" BBC)
Club of New London + (A "colored" club of New London is mentioned in the Washington DC Daily National Republican, Oct. 13, 1866.)
L'Overture Club of Philadelphia + (A "colored" club that played the … A "colored" club that played the Pythians in 1866.Named after a leader of the Haitian revolt. It was formed June 25, 1866 as the Toussaint L'Ouverture BBC, with W.P. Bowen as Pres., W. Germott as VP, A. Oscar Jones as Secy., and Stephen Martin as captain 1st nine. Philadelphia Press, July 1, 1866ine. Philadelphia Press, July 1, 1866)
Independent Club of Greeneville + (A "colored" club, to play the "colored" Bright Eagle BBC of Knoxville.)
Wide Awakes Club of Tallahassee + (A "colored" club, which played another colored club, the Callicos of Monticello, in 1875. Tallahassee Sentinel, June 5,, 1875)

Aldridge Club of Philadelpia + (A "colored" club.)

Eagle Club of London + (A "colored" club)
Wide Awake Club of London + (A "colored" club)
Rouen Club of Philadelphia + (A "colored" club)
Baltimore Club of Knoxville + (A "colored" club)
German Bat Ball + (A 1921 handbook and a 1922 handbo … A 1921 handbook and a 1922 handbook depicts German Bat Ball as a team game that uses a ball like a volleyball and that has neither a bat nor pitching. A “batter” puts the ball in play by serving or “posting” it [as in schoolyard punchball] and then running around a post (Clark) or to a distant safe-haven area (Elmore/O’Shea). A run is scored if the runner can return to the batting base without being plugged. It is unclear whether the runner can opt to stay at the distant base to avoid being put out. A caught fly is an out, and a three-out-side-out rule applies. out, and a three-out-side-out rule applies.)
One-Three-One-One + (A 1934 reference from Massachuset … A 1934 reference from Massachusetts: “One-three-one-one” was the old game the boys used to play when I went to school. Regular baseball - very similar to Stub One.”Query: This is our only reference to one-three-one-one or Stub One. Can we find others? Is it reasonable to surmise that "1 3 1 1" reflected the number and deployment of fielders?mise that "1 3 1 1" reflected the number and deployment of fielders?)
Hunkidori Club of Wheeling v Union Club of Washington in August 1866 + (A 2006 book evidently indicates t … A 2006 book evidently indicates that the first base ball game in West Virginia took place in 1866.William Akin's book describes how, in August 1866, Jacob Hornbrook, of the Hunkidori Base Ball Club, became "the first West Virginian to bat in a "match game of Base Ball." He faced a pitcher from the Union Club of Washington, PA, on Wheeling Island WV.Wheeling Island is an island on the Ohio River within Wheeling WV. Open Issue: Can we find any details about this game?> Open Issue: Can we find any details about this game?)
Sixteen-Inch Softball (No-Glove Softball) + (A 2009 article reports on a game … A 2009 article reports on a game played mostly in Chicago involving a ball of 16” circumference and using no gloves. No other variations are covered. The article is not clear on the local name for the game, but another account calls the large ball a “clincher,” and notes that games were sometimes played in the street. (Note: [[Line Ball]], another Chicago game, also used a large ball.) It appears that the game generally follows the rules of softball.Query: Can you supply further details about this game?uery: Can you supply further details about this game?)
Club of Bangladesh + (A Bangladesh national baseball/softball assn. was formed in 2006, and became active in 2009. The Bangladesh national baseball team played in the 2019 West Asia games, losing to Pakistan, but beating Nepal.)
Cass Base Ball Club of Brainerd + (A Base Ball Club has been organiz … A Base Ball Club has been organized in Brainerd and not satisfied with one club, they are going to organize another one (Tribune, April 19, 1873) Cass Base Ball Club organized on April 18, 1873.....list of officers and first and second nines (Tribune, April 26, 1873) Our base ball fellows are acquiring a fearfully big muscle on their legs, and will soon be able to travel on that article (Tribune, May 10, 1873) no further base ball news in 1873Brainerd incorporated in 1873...had a population of 5,703 in 1890 and a high population of 13,590 in 2010. It is about 125 miles N of Minneapolis.f 5,703 in 1890 and a high population of 13,590 in 2010. It is about 125 miles N of Minneapolis. )
Sooner Base Ball Club of Alexandria + (A Base Ball Club is being organiz … A Base Ball Club is being organized in Alexandria. If any of our readers are anxious for hard work on hot days, with excellent chances for broken noses and jaws thrown in, and all for fun, we advise them to join the club. Not any for us. We are drawing a pension now on a broken finger received in the service (Post, April 8, 1871) The Alexandria Base Ball Club will play their first game on this (Saturday) afternoon at four o'clock. We are requested to ask a full attendance of all who are interested in the game. We have not yet been informed who has been appoineted surgeon to the club. All well organized clubs down East now have a surgeon and an undertaker attached (Post, June 17, 1871) The "Sooner" Base Ball Club of Alexandria has forworded a challenge to the St. Cloud club to play a game for the Upper Country Championship. Considering its six weeks' organization we consider this rather plucky on the part of our club. The first nine is composed of tip-top materrial, and the club that "gets away" with them after a few weeks practice, will have to perspire freely (Post, July 15, 1871) no further base ball news in 1871 Alexandria had a population of 503 in 1870; 1,355 in 1880 and a high of 11,070 in 2010. The town is about 130 miles NW of Minneapolis.1,355 in 1880 and a high of 11,070 in 2010. The town is about 130 miles NW of Minneapolis. )
Club of Galveston + (A Base Ball Club was organized in … A Base Ball Club was organized in Galveston "under the same rules as govern the clubs of the North," as reported by the Galveston "Civilian and Gazette Weekly," March 1, 1859.This club appears to mark the arrival of the modern game to Texas, if not the entire South.According to the newspaper, I. M. Freeman was elected President, A. Davidson Vice President, E. Van York, Treasurer, and Newt. Squires [sic] Secretary. The club members numbered 35.Ira M. Freeman (1812-1878) was born in NY. In 1841 he served in the Texas Rangers. In 1859 he was a cotton factor in Galveston, partnered with Newton Squire. After the Civil War he settled in Navasota, TX, where he ran a hotel. He died in Navasota in 1878 and is buried there in Oakland Cemetery."A. Davidson" was cashier of the large Galveston merchant and shipping firm of Wm. Hendley & Co. I have tentatively identified him as NY-born Alexander V. Davidson (1837-1912), who was a clerk in NYC in 1856 and 1860 (it appears he moved to Galveston to work for the Hendley firm, which was co-headquartered in NYC). Postwar this Davidson was elected secretary of the Mutual BBC of NYC. He later was elected judge, then county sheriff. In the latter office he was charged with embezzlement, and fled the country. He later surfaced in Inyo County, CA, where he died on Feb. 5, 1912.NY-born Edwin Van York (Yorx) (1832-69) moved to Brazoria County, Texas by 1850. He was a cotton broker in Galveston in 1860. He served in the Confederate army during the Civil War, in a local defense unit. He was Secy. of Galveston's IOOF Lodge. He died in Galveston in June 1869 of "General Debility".NY-born Newton Squire (3-20-1831 12-10-1893) was the son of Lewis Lysander Squire (1807-68). Newton was a partner with Ira Freeman in a Cotton merchandising firm. During the Civil War he served as first Lieutenant in the "Galveston Guards," a local defense unit. Postwar he returned to NY. He died there and is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn.As of May 2012, we have no record of games played by this club.Galveston was Texas' largest city in 1860, with 7,307 residents.NOTE: in October 2012, Mike Vance was able to find out more about the founders of this club. largest city in 1860, with 7,307 residents. NOTE: in October 2012, Mike Vance was able to find out more about the founders of this club.)
In Brookfield in 1892 + (A Brookfield "Band of Hope" picnic featured "lawn tennis, cricket, and base ball." Brookfield is just west of Brisbane.)
In Lusaka in 1988 + (A CNN report of Aug. 26, 2016 say … A CNN report of Aug. 26, 2016 says that baseball was introduced into Zambia in 1988 by some Cuban expatriates, and there was a short lived national baseball federation.The Africa Baseball and Softball Association was formed in 1990 and is the body overseeing baseball federations and tournaments held in <a title="Africa" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Africa">Africa</a>. The founding members were <a title="Angola" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Angola">Angola</a>, <a title="Botswana" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Botswana">Botswana</a>, <a title="Ghana" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ghana">Ghana</a>, <a title="Lesotho" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lesotho">Lesotho</a>, <a title="Namibia" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Namibia">Namibia</a>, <a title="Nigeria" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Nigeria">Nigeria</a>, <a title="Sierra Leone" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Sierra_Leone">Sierra Leone</a>, <a title="Zambia" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Zambia">Zambia</a> and <a title="Zimbabwe" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Zimbabwe">Zimbabw</a>ee" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Zimbabwe">Zimbabw</a>e)
Club of Cambodia + (A Cambodia baseball team competed in the 2007 Asian games.)
In Blue Island on 30 June 1870 + (A Chicago Odd Fellows picnic, at "Young's Grove" in Blue Island, featured baseball. The Star of Hope Lodge and Warren Lodge played on July 28th. A masonic picnic on June 30th also had baseball.)
Club of the Cook Islands + (A Cook Islands national baseball/ … A Cook Islands national baseball/softball federation was formed (no date given), according to the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WSBC) website.The Cook Islands are in the South Pacific and politically affiliated with New Zealand.acific and politically affiliated with New Zealand.)
Eclipse Club of Dickinson College + (A Dickinson College website says baseball was played by students in 1867-68.)
Field Lieter and Co. Club of Chicago + (A Farwell & Co. nine defeated … A Farwell & Co. nine defeated the Field Lieter & Co. nine 52-36 in 1869, in a game between dry goods merchant companies. See Chicago Inter Ocean, Aug 29, 1869.Field Lieter & Co. later became the Marshall Field's Department Store.;Field Lieter & Co. later became the Marshall Field's Department Store.)
Ball in AR in 1841 + (A German scholar and traveler wro … A German scholar and traveler wrote of an Arkansas forest school between Danville and Perryville:"We passed a school as we went along—one of the usual log houses, but with a plank inserted between two of the logs to serve for a desk. The more distant scholars come on horseback and tie their horses to the fence during school hours. Of course they bring their dinners with them. These forest schools seldom pretend to teach more than reading, writing, and arithmetic; if they attempt geography, it is confined to that of the United States. It was just noon as we passed; at this hour master and scholars make it a rule to play at ball so that they may return with greater zeal to their spelling."t they may return with greater zeal to their spelling." )
Turner Club of St. Louis + (A German-American BBC.)
Athletic Club of San Francisco v Deseret Club of Salt Lake City on 3 July 1879 + (A Great Game of Base Ball The Ath … A Great Game of Base Ball The Athletic club of San Francisco, came up as far as Reno on the same train that we did to go to Salt Lake to play a challenge game of base ball with the Deseret club. Both of these clubs have a high repute, and the Athletics have never been beaten. They were to play three games, and the first game came off last Saturday and the Tribune says, witnessed by the largest crowd that ever assembled on Washington square. The Athletics were successful, but not much to brag of:'"`UNIQ--pre-00002308-QINU`"'Athletics---4 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 Deserets----0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 3 Time of game, 2 hours and 20 minutes. Umpire, Mr. McIntosh, Salt Lake.Historical Note: Washington Square in in the center of Salt Lake City, and was the site of the 1847 Mormon Encampment. Deseret was the original name of the settlement, and comes from the word for bee in the Book of Mormon. Bees was also the name of the SLC PCL club of the late Teens and early 1920s.also the name of the SLC PCL club of the late Teens and early 1920s.)
Hill City Club of Lynchburg + (A Hill City Base Ball Club formed … A Hill City Base Ball Club formed in Lynchburg in May of 1867. On June 3, this club defeated a team from nearby Bellvue 94-26. See, generally, W. Harrison Daniel, “The Rage in the Hill City: The Beginnings of Baseball in Lynchburg,” Virginia Cavalcade, Spring 1979.Lynchburg VA (current pop. about 75,000)is about 100 miles W of Ricmond, which has a neighborhood called Bellevue.W of Ricmond, which has a neighborhood called Bellevue. )
Shangai Base Ball Club of Shanghai v Club of Hong Kong in 1866 + (A Hong Kong club played a Shanghai Club in Shanghai in 1866. See Protoball Clippings.)
Champion Club of Kalamazoo + (A Kalamazoo Public Library online … A Kalamazoo Public Library online article on early baseball in that city says that the Champion BBC was organized there in 1860. In 1866 the Continental (later Una), Burr Oak, Excelsior and Mt. Carmel (formerly, Gymnastic) Clubs played. See Kalamazoo Telegraph, Nov. 21, 1866. See http://www.kpl.gov/uploadedFiles/Local_History/Essays_All_About_Kalamazoo_History/Recreation/all-about-kalamazoo-base-ball-in-kalamazoo-before-1890.pdf ball-in-kalamazoo-before-1890.pdf )

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