Star Club of Wheeling
| Nick Name | Star |
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| Earliest Known Date | 1865 |
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| Location | Wheeling, WV, United States |
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| Nine Class | Senior |
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| Description | William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000", p. 7, says that in Nov. 1865 the Star and Anchor teams formed in Wheeling. The Hunkidoris organized in 1866. The Hunkidori Club of Wheeling WV is listed in Peverelly [1866]. It may well have formed earlier. These teams usually played on Wheeling Island, or "the Island." Wheeling had 19,280 residents in 1870. REORGANIZED -- At a meeting of the “State" base ball club on Saturday evening, the following named gentlemen were elected as officers for the ensuing year: Wm. Beryer, President, James A. McCoy, Vice President, Brady Morgan, Treasurer, Virgil Adams, Secretary. [Wheeling Daily Register, May 14, 1866, per Bill Hicklin] [the name "State" was corrected to "Star' in a later edition--ba] Akin p. 15 says that by 1867 Wheeling boasted 20 clubs, including the Baltic (the best), Resolute, United, Fly, LaBelle, Actives, Jockey, Columbia, Bachelors, Enterprise, Avalanche, Eagle, Benedicts, National, Muscle, Buckeye, Belmont [a Bellaire Ohio club?] and Champion. |
| Sources | Akin, "West Virginia Baseball" |
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| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | Wheeling was the capital of West Virginia 1863-70. Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
| First in Location | WV |
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