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Chicago Club Expires A Month After Great Chicago Fire
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Tags | Business of BaseballBusiness of Baseball |
Location | ChicagoChicago |
City/State/Country: | Chicago, IL, United States |
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Game | Base BallBase Ball |
Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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Text | "BASE BALL. The Last of the Chicago Club. At a recent meeting of the stockholders of the Chicago Base Ball Club, where it was by resolution declared that the stock of that club is canceled and surrendered, and a committee was appointed to wind up all the affairs of the club, the following resolutions of thanks and acknowledgement were unanimously adopted. . . " |
Sources | Chicago Tribune, November 26, 1871: |
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From Richard Hershberger, Facebook posting of 11/25/2021: "150 years ago in baseball: Wrapping up the affairs of the Chicago Club. It was gutted by the Great Chicago Fire and stumbled through the close of the season. Continuing as the city was rebuilding clearly was not in the cards. Say what you will about Chicago businessmen, they do appreciate the formalities. Rather than simply walking away they shut it down properly. Here we have the formal dissolution.
The Great Chicago Fire occurred October 8-10, 1871. 17,000 structures were destroyed, and 300 people were killed. Edit with form to add a comment |
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Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
Submission Note | FB Posting of 11/25/2021 |
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