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{{Club | {{Club | ||
|Coordinates=-26.2041028, 28.047305100000017 | |Coordinates=-26.2041028, 28.047305100000017 | ||
|Entry Origin= | |||
|Entry Origin Url= | |||
|Name=Wanderers Club of Johannesburg | |Name=Wanderers Club of Johannesburg | ||
|Club Name=Wanderers | |Club Name=Wanderers | ||
|Type of Date=Year | |Type of Date=Year | ||
|Date=1904/ | |Date=1904/01/01 | ||
|Date Note= | |||
|Is Foundation Date= | |||
|Date of Dissolution Type=Day | |Date of Dissolution Type=Day | ||
|Date of Dissolution Note= | |||
|Country=South Africa | |Country=South Africa | ||
|State= | |||
|Borough= | |||
|City=Johannesburg | |City=Johannesburg | ||
|Modern Address= | |||
|NABBP Status= | |||
|NABBP Note= | |||
|Nine Class=Senior | |Nine Class=Senior | ||
|Description=<p>The Cleveland <em>Plain Dealer</em>, Dec. 18, 1904, article titled "All the World Plays Baseball", gives details of the "South African Baseball association", quoting the Transvaal <em>Leader</em>'s article on the league's hitting leaders. A player on the "Wanderers" is the Lajoie of the league.</p> | |Description=<p>The Cleveland <em>Plain Dealer</em>, Dec. 18, 1904, article titled "All the World Plays Baseball", gives details of the "South African Baseball association", quoting the Transvaal <em>Leader</em>'s article on the league's hitting leaders. A player on the "Wanderers" is the Lajoie of the league.</p> | ||
<p>The Bellingham (WA) <em>Herald</em>, April 25, 1908, article titled "Baseball Booms in Africa," relates a letter from one L. A. Servitius of Johannesburg, South Africa, to an American, Joe Gordon, relating the South African Baseball league of 4 teams, the Johannesburg, the Wanders, the Internationals, and the Germantowns. They play on the Wanderers Athletic grounds. The first two are the best, and are playing for the "H. A. Pitt cup" championship.</p> | <p>The Bellingham (WA) <em>Herald</em>, April 25, 1908, article titled "Baseball Booms in Africa," relates a letter from one L. A. Servitius of Johannesburg, South Africa, to an American, Joe Gordon, relating the South African Baseball league of 4 teams, the Johannesburg, the Wanders, the Internationals, and the Germantowns. They play on the Wanderers Athletic grounds. The first two are the best, and are playing for the "H. A. Pitt cup" championship.</p> | ||
<p>E. W. Howe, "Travel letters from New Zealand, Australia and Africa" (1913) writes of two baseball clubs playing a game in Johannesburg, composed of American miners from CA and CO. (p. 280)</p> | |||
|Sources=<p>Cleveland <em>Plain Dealer</em>, Dec. 18, 1904; Bellingham (WA) <em>Herald</em>, April 25, 1908</p> | |Sources=<p>Cleveland <em>Plain Dealer</em>, Dec. 18, 1904; Bellingham (WA) <em>Herald</em>, April 25, 1908</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 | ||
|Submission Note= | |||
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |||
|First in Location=South Africa | |||
|First in Location Note= | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:39, 28 March 2022
| Nick Name | Wanderers |
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| Earliest Known Date | 1904 |
| Last Known Game | |
| Location | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Modern Address | |
| NABBP Status | |
| Nine Class | Senior |
| Tags | |
| Description | The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dec. 18, 1904, article titled "All the World Plays Baseball", gives details of the "South African Baseball association", quoting the Transvaal Leader's article on the league's hitting leaders. A player on the "Wanderers" is the Lajoie of the league. The Bellingham (WA) Herald, April 25, 1908, article titled "Baseball Booms in Africa," relates a letter from one L. A. Servitius of Johannesburg, South Africa, to an American, Joe Gordon, relating the South African Baseball league of 4 teams, the Johannesburg, the Wanders, the Internationals, and the Germantowns. They play on the Wanderers Athletic grounds. The first two are the best, and are playing for the "H. A. Pitt cup" championship. E. W. Howe, "Travel letters from New Zealand, Australia and Africa" (1913) writes of two baseball clubs playing a game in Johannesburg, composed of American miners from CA and CO. (p. 280) |
| Sources | Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dec. 18, 1904; Bellingham (WA) Herald, April 25, 1908 |
| 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 | South Africa |
| First in Location Note | |
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| Has Supplemental Text |
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