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{{Club | {{Club | ||
|Coordinates=39.8403147, -88.9548001 | |||
|Entry Origin=Sabrpedia | |||
|Name=Contest Club of Decatur | |Name=Contest Club of Decatur | ||
|Club Name=Contest | |Club Name=Contest | ||
|Type of Date=Year | |Type of Date=Year | ||
|Date=1868/01/01 | |||
|Date of Dissolution Type=Day | |||
|Country=United States | |||
|State=IL | |||
|City=Decatur | |||
|Description=<p>The Decatur <em>Republican</em>, July 2, 1868, says the Contest BBC of Decatur will play the Eurekas of Clinton on July 4th. Several other baseball teams, such as the McPherson, are mentioned in other newspaper articles over the next couple years.</p> | |||
<p>Same, June 3, 1869 and May 12, 1870, announce the formation of a "colored club" in Decatur. Same Aug. 13, 1875, says the "Colored club" is to play the "White Stockings". Same, Sept. 14, 1875, reviews a "base ball game played by females from Springfield."</p> | |||
|Sources=<p>The Decatur <em>Republican</em>, July 2, 1868</p> | |||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |||
|Is No Later Than=Yes | |Is No Later Than=Yes | ||
|First Newspaper Mention= | |First Newspaper Mention=1868/01/01 | ||
|First Newspaper Mention Date Type=Year | |First Newspaper Mention Date Type=Year | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 16:34, 6 June 2020
Nick Name | Contest |
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Earliest Known Date | 1868 |
Last Known Game | |
Location | Decatur, IL, United States |
Modern Address | |
NABBP Status | |
Nine Class | |
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Description | The Decatur Republican, July 2, 1868, says the Contest BBC of Decatur will play the Eurekas of Clinton on July 4th. Several other baseball teams, such as the McPherson, are mentioned in other newspaper articles over the next couple years. Same, June 3, 1869 and May 12, 1870, announce the formation of a "colored club" in Decatur. Same Aug. 13, 1875, says the "Colored club" is to play the "White Stockings". Same, Sept. 14, 1875, reviews a "base ball game played by females from Springfield." |
Sources | The Decatur Republican, July 2, 1868 |
Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
Has Source On Hand | No |
Comment | Edit with form to add a comment |
Query | Edit with form to add a query |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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First in Location Note | |
Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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