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{{Club | {{Club | ||
|Coordinates=40.0639616, -80.72091490000003 | |Coordinates=40.0639616, -80.72091490000003 | ||
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|Name=Star Club of Wheeling | |Name=Star Club of Wheeling | ||
|Club Name=Star | |Club Name=Star | ||
|Type of Date=Year | |Type of Date=Year | ||
|Date=1865/ | |Date=1865/01/01 | ||
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|Date of Dissolution Type=Day | |Date of Dissolution Type=Day | ||
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|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
|State=WV | |State=WV | ||
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|City=Wheeling | |City=Wheeling | ||
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|Nine Class=Senior | |Nine Class=Senior | ||
|Description=<p>William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000", p. 7, says that in Nov. 1865 the Star and Anchor teams formed in Wheeling. The Hunkidoris organized in 1866. The Hunkidori Club of Wheeling WV is listed in Peverelly [1866]. It may well have formed earlier.</p> | |Description=<p>William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000", p. 7, says that in Nov. 1865 the Star and Anchor teams formed in Wheeling. The Hunkidoris organized in 1866. The Hunkidori Club of Wheeling WV is listed in Peverelly [1866]. It may well have formed earlier.</p> | ||
<p>These teams usually played on Wheeling Island, or "the Island." Wheeling has 19,280 residents in 1870.</p> | <p>These teams usually played on Wheeling Island, or "the Island." Wheeling has 19,280 residents in 1870.</p> | ||
<p><span>REORGANIZED -- At a meeting of the “State" base ball club on Saturday evening, the following named gentlemen were elected as officers for the ensuing year: Wm. Beryer, President, James A. McCoy, Vice President, Brady Morgan, Treasurer, Virgil Adams, Secretary. [Wheeling Daily Register, May 14, 1866, per Bill Hicklin] [the name "State" was corrected to "Star' in a later edition--ba]</span></p> | |||
<p>Akin p. 15 says that by 1867 Wheeling boasted 20 clubs, including the Baltic (the best), Resolute, United, Fly, LaBelle, Actives, Jockey, Columbia, Bachelors, Enterprise, Avalanche, Eagle, Benedicts, National, Muscle, Buckeye, Belmont [a Bellaire Ohio club?] and Champion.</p> | <p>Akin p. 15 says that by 1867 Wheeling boasted 20 clubs, including the Baltic (the best), Resolute, United, Fly, LaBelle, Actives, Jockey, Columbia, Bachelors, Enterprise, Avalanche, Eagle, Benedicts, National, Muscle, Buckeye, Belmont [a Bellaire Ohio club?] and Champion.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>Akin, "West Virginia Baseball"</p> | |Sources=<p>Akin, "West Virginia Baseball"</p> | ||
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|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
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|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
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|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |Entered by=Bruce Allardice | ||
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|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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Revision as of 04:20, 24 June 2020
| Nick Name | Star |
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| Earliest Known Date | 1865 |
| Last Known Game | |
| Location | Wheeling, WV, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| NABBP Status | |
| Nine Class | Senior |
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| Description | William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000", p. 7, says that in Nov. 1865 the Star and Anchor teams formed in Wheeling. The Hunkidoris organized in 1866. The Hunkidori Club of Wheeling WV is listed in Peverelly [1866]. It may well have formed earlier. These teams usually played on Wheeling Island, or "the Island." Wheeling has 19,280 residents in 1870. REORGANIZED -- At a meeting of the “State" base ball club on Saturday evening, the following named gentlemen were elected as officers for the ensuing year: Wm. Beryer, President, James A. McCoy, Vice President, Brady Morgan, Treasurer, Virgil Adams, Secretary. [Wheeling Daily Register, May 14, 1866, per Bill Hicklin] [the name "State" was corrected to "Star' in a later edition--ba] Akin p. 15 says that by 1867 Wheeling boasted 20 clubs, including the Baltic (the best), Resolute, United, Fly, LaBelle, Actives, Jockey, Columbia, Bachelors, Enterprise, Avalanche, Eagle, Benedicts, National, Muscle, Buckeye, Belmont [a Bellaire Ohio club?] and Champion. |
| Sources | Akin, "West Virginia Baseball" |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
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