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{{Chronology Entry | {{Chronology Entry | ||
|Year=1861 | |Year=1861 | ||
|Year Suffix= | |||
|Year Number=1 | |Year Number=1 | ||
|Headline=Chadwick | |Headline=Chadwick Wants to Start Richmond VA Team, but the Civil War Intervenes | ||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Tags=Civil War, | |Tags=Civil War, Famous, | ||
|Location=US South | |Location=US South | ||
|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
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|State=VA | |State=VA | ||
|City=Richmond | |City=Richmond | ||
|Game=Base Ball | |Modern Address= | ||
|Game=Base Ball | |||
|Immediacy of Report= | |||
|Age of Players=Adult | |Age of Players=Adult | ||
|Holiday= | |||
|Notables= | |||
|Text=<p>Bill Hicklin notes (email of Feb 4, 2016) that "Chadwick visited his wife's family frequently and was disappointed that, as of the verge of the Civil War, there appeared to be no base ball clubs there at all."</p> | |Text=<p>Bill Hicklin notes (email of Feb 4, 2016) that "Chadwick visited his wife's family frequently and was disappointed that, as of the verge of the Civil War, there appeared to be no base ball clubs there at all."</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>Ward, Geoffrey C., and Ken Burns, <span>Baseball: An Illustrated History</span> [Knopf, 1994], p.12, no ref given. </p> | |Sources=<p>Ward, Geoffrey C., and Ken Burns, <span>Baseball: An Illustrated History</span> [Knopf, 1994], p.12, no ref given. </p> | ||
<p>Schiff, Millen, and Kirsch also cite Chadwick's attempt, but do not give a clear date, or a source.</p> | <p>Schiff, Millen, and Kirsch also cite Chadwick's attempt, but do not give a clear date, or a source.</p> | ||
|Warning= | |||
|Comment=<p>Tom Gilbert, 10/5/2020, notes "<span>Henry Chadwick had close Richmond connections. His wife was from a wealthy and prominent Virginia family and he himself traveled to Richmond and was involved in early attempts to found a NYC- style baseball club there. Antebellum New Yorkers vacationed in Virginia in the 1850s and baseball clubs played there even before the famous Excelsiors tours."</span></p> | |||
<p><span>For more on Richmond base ball, see [[1859.73]]</span></p> | |||
|Query=<p>Is there a primary source for this claim?</p> | |Query=<p>Is there a primary source for this claim?</p> | ||
|Submitted by=Bill Hicklin | |Source Image= | ||
|Submission Note=Email, 2/4/2016 | |External Number= | ||
|Submitted by=Bill Hicklin, Tom Gilbert | |||
|Submission Note=WH Email, 2/4/2016; TG Email 10/5/20 | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
}} | }} | ||
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Chadwick Wants to Start Richmond VA Team, but the Civil War Intervenes
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | Civil War, FamousCivil War, Famous |
| Location | US SouthUS South |
| City/State/Country: | Richmond, VA, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| Text | Bill Hicklin notes (email of Feb 4, 2016) that "Chadwick visited his wife's family frequently and was disappointed that, as of the verge of the Civil War, there appeared to be no base ball clubs there at all." |
| Sources | Ward, Geoffrey C., and Ken Burns, Baseball: An Illustrated History [Knopf, 1994], p.12, no ref given. Schiff, Millen, and Kirsch also cite Chadwick's attempt, but do not give a clear date, or a source. |
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| Comment | Tom Gilbert, 10/5/2020, notes "Henry Chadwick had close Richmond connections. His wife was from a wealthy and prominent Virginia family and he himself traveled to Richmond and was involved in early attempts to found a NYC- style baseball club there. Antebellum New Yorkers vacationed in Virginia in the 1850s and baseball clubs played there even before the famous Excelsiors tours." For more on Richmond base ball, see 1859.73 Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Is there a primary source for this claim? Edit with form to add a query |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| External Number | |
| Submitted by | Bill Hicklin, Tom Gilbert |
| Submission Note | WH Email, 2/4/2016; TG Email 10/5/20 |
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1861.1 Chadwick Wants to Start Richmond VA Team, but the Civil War Intervenes"
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