Frontier Club of Fort Leavenworth: Difference between revisions
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{{Club | {{Club | ||
|Coordinates=39. | |Coordinates=39.3527829, -94.9222099 | ||
|Entry Origin=Sabrpedia | |Entry Origin=Sabrpedia | ||
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|Name=Frontier Club of Fort Leavenworth | |Name=Frontier Club of Fort Leavenworth | ||
|Club Name=Frontier | |Club Name=Frontier | ||
|Type of Date=Year | |Type of Date=Year | ||
|Date= | |Date=1865/01/01 | ||
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|Is Foundation Date= | |||
|Date of Dissolution Type=Day | |Date of Dissolution Type=Day | ||
|Date of Dissolution Note= | |||
|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
|State=KS | |State=KS | ||
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|City=Fort Leavenworth | |City=Fort Leavenworth | ||
|Modern Address=Leavenworth KS | |Modern Address=Leavenworth KS | ||
|Description=<p>The Frontier Club of Fort Leavenworth KS is listed in Peverelly [1866]. | |NABBP Status= | ||
|NABBP Note= | |||
|Description=<p>The Frontier Club of Fort Leavenworth KS is listed in Peverelly [1866].</p> | |||
<p>The Leavenworth Times, Nov. 17, 1865, and the Leavenworth Bulletin, Mov. 10, 16, and 18, 1865, report the first (?) meeting and game of the Frontier BBC.</p> | |||
<p>The Fort Leavenworth or Fort Scott club may have been the first to form in Kansas. Union army veteran Col. Thomas Moonlight helped found the club.</p> | <p>The Fort Leavenworth or Fort Scott club may have been the first to form in Kansas. Union army veteran Col. Thomas Moonlight helped found the club.</p> | ||
<p>The <em>Daily Kansas Tribune</em> (of Lawrence), Oct. 26, 1866: "A base ball match for the championship of Kansas took place yesterday at Leavenworth, between the Frontier Club of that city and the Wyandotte club." They didn't know who won yet.</p> | <p>The <em>Daily Kansas Tribune</em> (of Lawrence), Oct. 26, 1866: "A base ball match for the championship of Kansas took place yesterday at Leavenworth, between the Frontier Club of that city and the Wyandotte club." They didn't know who won yet.</p> | ||
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<p>Fort Leavenworth KS is about 5 miles N of Leavenworth KS. and about 30 miles NW of Kansas City KS. It is about 3 miles W of the Missouri River and thus the KS/MO state line. It had about 20,000 residents in 1866.</p> | <p>Fort Leavenworth KS is about 5 miles N of Leavenworth KS. and about 30 miles NW of Kansas City KS. It is about 3 miles W of the Missouri River and thus the KS/MO state line. It had about 20,000 residents in 1866.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>The <em>Daily Kansas Tribune</em> (of Lawrence), Oct. 26, 1866</p> | |Sources=<p>The <em>Daily Kansas Tribune</em> (of Lawrence), Oct. 26, 1866</p> | ||
<p>Leavenworth Times, July 21, 1866</p> | <p>Leavenworth Times, Nov. 18, 1865, July 21, 1866</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 | ||
|First in Location=Fort Leavenworth, KS | |First in Location=Fort Leavenworth, KS | ||
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|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
|Is No Later Than=Yes | |Is No Later Than=Yes | ||
Revision as of 07:13, 5 December 2020
| Nick Name | Frontier |
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| Earliest Known Date | 1865 |
| Last Known Game | |
| Location | Fort Leavenworth, KS, United States |
| Modern Address | Leavenworth KS |
| NABBP Status | |
| Nine Class | |
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| Description | The Frontier Club of Fort Leavenworth KS is listed in Peverelly [1866]. The Leavenworth Times, Nov. 17, 1865, and the Leavenworth Bulletin, Mov. 10, 16, and 18, 1865, report the first (?) meeting and game of the Frontier BBC. The Fort Leavenworth or Fort Scott club may have been the first to form in Kansas. Union army veteran Col. Thomas Moonlight helped found the club. The Daily Kansas Tribune (of Lawrence), Oct. 26, 1866: "A base ball match for the championship of Kansas took place yesterday at Leavenworth, between the Frontier Club of that city and the Wyandotte club." They didn't know who won yet. On August 1, 1867, "Freedom's Champion" newspaper reported that the Frontier Club claimed to be the champion team of Kansas. Fort Leavenworth KS is about 5 miles N of Leavenworth KS. and about 30 miles NW of Kansas City KS. It is about 3 miles W of the Missouri River and thus the KS/MO state line. It had about 20,000 residents in 1866. |
| Sources | The Daily Kansas Tribune (of Lawrence), Oct. 26, 1866 Leavenworth Times, Nov. 18, 1865, July 21, 1866 |
| 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 |
| Submission Note | |
| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
| First in Location | Fort Leavenworth, KS |
| First in Location Note | |
| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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