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Base Ball Reaches River Town of Nauvoo IL
Salience | Peripheral |
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City/State/Country: | Nauvoo, IL, US |
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Game | Base BallBase Ball |
Immediacy of Report | Retrospective |
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Text | It is reported that Charles W. Welter and E. H. Reimbold introduced base ball to Nauvoo in 1871, having had played the game previously in New Orleans and St. Louis. The Nauvoo club later played in tournaments against Carthage, Dallas, and Fort Madison. Nauvoo IL (2010 pop. about 1100) is about 100 miles E of Peoria on the Mississippi River. and is about 175 miles NW of St. Louis MO. |
Sources | Glenn Cuerden, Nauvoo.(Arcadia, 2006), page 88. The original source of this information is not given. |
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Comment | We recall a claim that the Mormons, who bought and renamed the town in 1839, had played a baserunning ballgame there much earlier. [Confirmation needed.] Edit with form to add a comment |
Query | Are Carthage and Dallas and Ft. Madison nearby towns? Edit with form to add a query |
Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
Submission Note | PrePro game entry, 11/18/2013 |
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