Field Lieter and Co. Club of Chicago: Difference between revisions
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|Club Name=Field Lieter | |Club Name=Field Lieter | ||
|Type of Date=Year | |Type of Date=Year | ||
|Date=1869/ | |Date=1869/01/01 | ||
|Date of Dissolution Type=Day | |Date of Dissolution Type=Day | ||
|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
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|Sources=<p><em>Chicago Inter Ocean</em>, Aug 29, 1869.</p> | |Sources=<p><em>Chicago Inter Ocean</em>, Aug 29, 1869.</p> | ||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Comment=<p>The Chicago <em>Tribune</em>, Nov. 26, 1870, reports that the Field & Leiter Wholesale nine played the "Volwarts" (? newspaper illegible here) club.</p> | ||
<p>The opposing club may be the "volevideers", another club of Field & Leiter employees.</p> | |||
<p>Marshall Field and Levi Leiter were partners in what was to become Chicago's biggest department store, Marshall Field's. According to Freedman's article on early Chicago baseball, Field & Leiter sponsored five different teams. Their silent partner, Potter Palmer, also sponsored a team.</p> | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |||
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |Entered by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:35, 6 July 2024
Nick Name | Field Lieter |
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Earliest Known Date | 1869 |
Last Known Game | |
Location | Chicago, IL, United States |
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Nine Class | Senior |
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Description | 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. |
Sources | Chicago Inter Ocean, Aug 29, 1869. |
Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
Has Source On Hand | No |
Comment | The Chicago Tribune, Nov. 26, 1870, reports that the Field & Leiter Wholesale nine played the "Volwarts" (? newspaper illegible here) club. The opposing club may be the "volevideers", another club of Field & Leiter employees. Marshall Field and Levi Leiter were partners in what was to become Chicago's biggest department store, Marshall Field's. According to Freedman's article on early Chicago baseball, Field & Leiter sponsored five different teams. Their silent partner, Potter Palmer, also sponsored a team. Edit with form to add a comment |
Query | Edit with form to add a query |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
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