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|Club Name=Eagle | |Club Name=Eagle | ||
|Type of Date=Year | |Type of Date=Year | ||
|Date= | |Date=1867/01/01 | ||
|Date of Dissolution Type=Day | |||
|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
|State=IL | |State=IL | ||
|City=Batavia | |City=Batavia | ||
|Description=<p>The Chicago Tribune June 22, 1869 reports on a game played in Wheaton "Saturday last" between the Eagle BBC of Batavia, and the School Boys of Wheaton, won by Wheaton 34-30. Query--were the "School Boys" a Wheaton College team? | |Description=<p>The Chicago Tribune June 22, 1869 reports on a game played in Wheaton "Saturday last" between the Eagle BBC of Batavia, and the School Boys of Wheaton, won by Wheaton 34-30. Query--were the "School Boys" a Wheaton College team?</p> | ||
</p> | <p>This club might have existed in 1867. See the St. Charles, IL entry, for 1867 which talks of Batavia's "best pitcher" "Tom Meredith, later county clerk." Thomas Meredith, a hardware merchant, was born in 1835, died in 1888. See also The St. Charles Valley Chronicle, July 5, 1889, which says that a Capt. Offensend (prob. Olvin Offensend, 1832-1903) was the manager of this team.</p> | ||
<p>Batavia was first settled in 1833, incorporated in 1872, and had 1621 residents in 1860.</p> | |||
|Sources=<p>Sampson, "Ballists, Dead Beats and Muffins" (2023)</p> | |||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |||
|First in Location=Batavia, IL | |First in Location=Batavia, IL | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |||
|Is No Later Than=Yes | |Is No Later Than=Yes | ||
|First Newspaper Mention= | |First Newspaper Mention=1869/01/01 | ||
|First Newspaper Mention Date Type=Year | |First Newspaper Mention Date Type=Year | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:46, 29 May 2023
| Nick Name | Eagle |
|---|---|
| Earliest Known Date | 1867 |
| Last Known Game | |
| Location | Batavia, IL, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| NABBP Status | |
| Nine Class | |
| Tags | |
| Description | The Chicago Tribune June 22, 1869 reports on a game played in Wheaton "Saturday last" between the Eagle BBC of Batavia, and the School Boys of Wheaton, won by Wheaton 34-30. Query--were the "School Boys" a Wheaton College team? This club might have existed in 1867. See the St. Charles, IL entry, for 1867 which talks of Batavia's "best pitcher" "Tom Meredith, later county clerk." Thomas Meredith, a hardware merchant, was born in 1835, died in 1888. See also The St. Charles Valley Chronicle, July 5, 1889, which says that a Capt. Offensend (prob. Olvin Offensend, 1832-1903) was the manager of this team. Batavia was first settled in 1833, incorporated in 1872, and had 1621 residents in 1860. |
| Sources | Sampson, "Ballists, Dead Beats and Muffins" (2023) |
| 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 | Batavia, IL |
| First in Location Note | |
| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
| Entry Origin Url | |
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| Has Supplemental Text |
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