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<p>A picked squad of the best players in Philadelphia, created to face the visiting Eckfords of Brooklyn.</p> +
<p>The Eckfords played against nine of the best chosen players in the Philadelphia area.</p> +
<p>Carlson, "Amarillo. The Story of a Western Town," p. 70: "As early as 1899 Amarillo schoolboys hosted a pair of baseball games against a team from Childress...Less than a month later, in July, the Amarillo team hosted a series of games against Roswell [NM]."</p>
<p>Amarillo was founded around 1887.</p> +
<p>The <em>Lewiston Teller</em>, Jan. 25, 1877 announces that the city's BBC reorganized Saturday under the name Amateur. C. G. Krees, president, E. McConville, captain 1st nine, Eugene Rowley, captain 2nd nine. Same Jan. 13, 1877 "On Saturday the Base Ball Club of this place had several brisk games upon their grounds," which implies a club existed here prior to 1877.</p>
<p>Same April 21, 1877 has the Amateurs playing the Grangers at Fort Lapwai. Same Jan. 13,1878 has the Amateurs playing the "Boys in Blue."</p> +
<p>Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" (and the Tribune May 22, 1867) says this club's grounds were at the corner of 30th and Michigan.</p>
<p>30th was formerly Yates.</p>
<p>Chicago Evening Post, Sept. 20, 1869, reports that at least 6 baseball clubs played yesterday (Sunday) "in the open space east of Wabash avenue and south of Thirtieth Street." Wabash is a block west of Michigan.</p>
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<p>The <em>Boston Daily Advertiser</em>, Feb. 22, 1867, has a story on this club's ball in south Boston.</p> +
<p>The Wyoming <em>Post</em>, Aug. 1, 1874 reports that the Amateurs of Bradford recently lost to the Stars of Buda and the Mollie Starks of Toulon.</p> +
<p>Our readers will remember that the “Actives of Brookfield extended an invitation to the various Base Ball Clubs of North Missouri to come to this place and play with the on the 4<sup>th</sup> of July, for a silver-mounted rosewood bat. Three clubs accepted the invitation – the “Amateurs” of Brunswick, the “Grand Rivers” of Chillicothe, and the “Hesperians” of St. Joseph. As it was impossible for each of these clubs to engage the other on that day, it was arranged that in the morning, the “Amateurs” and “Hesperians” should engage each other, and, in the afternoon, the “Grand Rivers” and “Actives” should try their hand – the two winning clubs to engage at some future time. The “Hesperians” were the winners in the morning, the score standing 43 to 25; the “Actives” came off victorious in the afternoon – score 70 to 25. It was left to some future time to decide whether the “Hesperians” or the “Actives” was the better club. That “future time” was last Thursday...</p>
<p>At 2:30 P.M. on Wednesday, the first nine of the “Actives,” together with three reserves, and a large number of our citizens, took the cars of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad for the scene of contest...On the following morning the Captain of the “Hesperians” called on the Captain of the “Actives,” and all the necessary arrangements for the game were made. After dinner the clubs repaired to the grounds of the “Hesperians,” near the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad depot. The grounds were crowded with spectators. Men, women and children – representing every grade of society – were there, and it is probable, that, during the entire game, which lasted over four hours, there were fully one thousand people proscut. [Final score was Active 47; Hesperian 44]</p>
<p>-Brookfield (Mo.) Gazette, July 24, 1867</p>
<p><em>Middlesex Journal</em>, June 3, 1875.</p>
<p>A Sweepstakes Club is mentioned, same, Aug. 7, 1875</p> +
<p>The Harrisburg Patriot, Oct. 18, 1866, has a long article on the Pennsylvania state base ball convention. Among the many teams mentioned as sending delegates was the Amateur BBC of Carlisle.
</p><p>Carlisle PA (1860 pop. about 5,500; 1870 pop. about 6,500)is about 20 miles W of Harrisburg in the south of the state.
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<p>The New York <em>Clipper</em>, Jan. 5, 1867, in an article on the 1866 baseball convention in Chicago, mentions the Amateur Club of Chicago, organized April 25, 1866. It had 53 members. Delegates to this convention were John A. Farwell, Gwinn Garnett and John W. Parmalee.</p>
<p>Farwell was a leading city merchant.</p>
<p>Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" (and the Tribune May 22, 1867) says this club's grounds were at the corner of 30th and Michigan.</p>
<p>The Chicago Tribune, April 20, 1869 reports that the Amateur BBC organized itself last night, with S. B. Budd as president.</p>
<p>The <em>Chicago Tribune</em>, June 12, 1870 reports that the Amateurs had officially changed their name to the "Stars."</p> +
<p>The <em>Cleveland Leader</em>, March 26, 1867 reports the meeting of the Amateur BBC.</p> +
<p>The <em>Wilmington Daily Commercial</em>, Aug. 4, 1870 reports that the Actives of Camden defeated the Amateurs of Dover 59-8.</p> +
<p>The <em>Bloomington Weekly Pantagraph</em>, June 9, 1871 reports that the Amateur BBC of Dwight are to play the Club of Broughton Township.</p>
<p>This may be the Renfrew club. See The National Pastime, 2023 SABR 51.</p> +
<p>The <em>Council Bluffs Weekly Nonpareil</em>, Aug. 5, 1870 notes the Crescents of Burlington "cleaned out" the Amateurs of Fort Madison 88-13 on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Fort Madison had a population of 4,011 in 1870.</p> +
<p>The <em>Greensboro Patriot</em>, June 21, 1867, reports that on Monday the Big Lazy of Greensboro defeated the Amateur of Greensboro 59-57, giving a box score.</p> +
<p>Westminster <em>The Democratic Advocate</em>, Sept. 23, 1869</p> +
<p>The <em>Indianapolis News</em>, Nov. 21, 1870 reports that this club selected delegates to a state baseball convention.</p> +
<p>Ackerley, <em>Early History of Baseball in Knox College</em>, p. 58, says an "Amateur Base Ball Club" existed 1872-73.</p> +
<p>The <em>Lowell Citizen</em>, May 29, 1866 reports that the Amateur BBC of this city was recently organized, with George B. Allen as president, and James A. Moore as captain.</p> +