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- 12:41, 7 August 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Greenville Club of Prescott v Union Club of Spencerville on 2 October 1860#comment-448 - NY Sunday Mercury, Oct. 20, 1860.)
- 12:39, 7 August 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Young Canadian Club of Toronto v Young American Club of Hamilton on 24 May 1859#comment-447 - PSOT 6-12-59.)
- 05:06, 7 August 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Denver on 15 March 1862#comment-446 - Repplinger, "Baseball in Denver" p. 9 says that the Broadway Grounds (later the site of minor league games) was used as a baseball field as early as 1862. It was near the court house, between Broadw...)
- 05:03, 7 August 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Denver on 26 April 1862#comment-445 - Repplinger, "Baseball in Denver" p. 7 says that McNeil's side defeated Hull's side 20-7 on that April 26th game.)
- 06:40, 23 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Camp Floyd in 1859#comment-444 - The Deseret News, July 30, 1862, under the headline "Twentieth Ward Sports" reports that Bishop Sharp sponsored sports for local youths on the 24th, including "ball-playing, running, putting the stone,... gymnast...)
- 05:01, 23 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballplaying in Civil War Camps#comment-443 - The July 2018 numbers include 356 mentions. The additions don't significantly alter what Larry wrote about the tendencies. My impression is that Confederate accounts tend, more than northern, to mention ...)
- 04:46, 16 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1863.24#comment-442 - "The Civil War Letters of Joseph K. Taylor of the Thirty-Seventh Massachusetts" p. 187 confirm that wicket ball match between the 37th and the 10th.)
- 08:19, 15 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1863.58#comment-441 - This story is repeated in Elias, "Empire Strikes Out" p. 9, which cites Michael G. Bryson, "The Twenty-Four-Inch Home Run" (1990). )
- 15:13, 13 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1862.80#comment-440 - "For amusement those who were strong enough would play base ball." Kohl, "116th Pennsylvania" p. 367.)
- 15:07, 13 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Mississippi Valley BBC of Vicksburg#comment-439 - A Dec. 14, 1866 letter from Sid Nesmith recalls watching a baseball game in Vicksburg: "The Base Ball game has been introduced here Yesterday I went out to see an watched played but there were no So...)
- 14:02, 11 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1875s.2#comment-438 - To this I'd add that the "Female Red Stockings of New York" played the "Female Blue Stockings of Philadelphia"July 9, 1879 at Newington Park in Baltimore. See the Baltimore Sun, July 8, 10, 1879.)
- 06:34, 9 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Drive Ball, or Drive#comment-437 - For Camp Doubleday, see Chronology Civil War entry.)
- 05:09, 6 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1830s.16#comment-436 - This recollection appears to be from 1837, Springfield. "Town ball" is mentioned several other times in these "Informants," but are nonspecific references to games played at the time. No specific year is given, and no Lincoln...)
- 08:20, 1 July 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Crystal Club of New York#comment-435 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 24, 1863 notes that the Crystal Club (same, or a Brooklyn club?) formally changed its name to the Constitution.)
- 06:02, 29 June 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Erie (PA) BBC#comment-434 - The Warren [PA] Mail, June 14, 1862 notes the Titusville club challenging the Erie Excelsior to a game in Meadvillw.)
- 05:59, 29 June 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Elkhart BBC first nine v Elkhart BBC second nine in October 1865#comment-433 - Baseball seems to have been in Goshen as early as 1862. The Goshen Times, June 7, 1862 prints a new town ordinance forbidding Sunday playing of "Cricket base ball, town ...)
- 05:47, 20 June 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Knock down and Skin em Club of St. Paul Island#comment-432 - An article in the Anchorage Daily News, June 17, 2018, covers this club and the tribal government's efforts to memorialize the club: https://www.adn.com/sports/2018/06/16/150-years-ago-on...)
- 15:15, 9 June 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Baltic Jr. Club of Chicago#comment-431 - This may be a report on the Baltic Club using a name variation.)
- 06:48, 31 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Knoxville#comment-430 - Early baseball in Knoxville seems to have been played at 2 locations: the Deaf and Dumb Asylum (today, 618 West Summit Hill Drive) and grounds off Gay St. (opposite what was then 148 Gay St., which today seems to be ...)
- 12:01, 29 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Waukegan Base Ball Club#comment-429 - The game was played below the bluffs in front of the office of Tyrus Cass Dickinson (1836-1917), a Canadian-born merchant and lawyer.)
- 09:20, 29 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Olympic BBC of Springfield IL#comment-428 - The Olympic Club grounds were at "the Horse Railwyay Terminus." See Daily Illinois State Journal, May 28, 1866.)
- 11:55, 26 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Prairie State Base Ball Club of Rock Island#comment-427 - The Rock Island Argus, May 14, 1858 mentions a meeting that afternoon of the "Rock Island Ball Club" a that offices of Know and Wilkinson (lawyers Joseph Knox 1805-? and Ira Wilkinson (1820-...)
- 14:48, 22 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Duquesne Club of Pittsburgh#comment-426 - Is the site of the first game the Allegheny Commons in Allegheny? In 1861 the "Theological Seminary" was at the corner of Buena Vista (which runs into the Commons from the north) and Shanopin.)
- 07:32, 22 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Fear Not Club of Hudson City#comment-425 - Jersey City annexed Bergen and Hudson City in 1870.)
- 07:31, 22 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Quickstep Club of Bergen#comment-424 - Jersey City annexed Bergen and Hudson City in 1870.)
- 17:23, 21 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Atlanta Base Ball Club v Gate City BBC of Atlanta on 12 May 1866#comment-423 - "Gate City" was then a nickname for Atlanta.)
- 15:14, 20 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1831 -- The Olympic Ball Club of Philadelphia#comment-422 - Shiffert, "Base Ball in Philadelphia" says the Olympic Club originally played in Camden, NJ, but later (1857 on) played at Camac Woods.)
- 07:43, 19 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Commercial Club of St. Louis#comment-421 - The Daily Missouri Democrat, June 26, 1861 reports on a game at Lafayette Park between the Empire and the Commercial.)
- 06:28, 19 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Louisville Base Ball Club v Louisville Base Ball Club in July 1858#comment-420 - This game was played June 18, 1858. See Louisville Daily Courier, July 15, 1858.)
- 12:16, 12 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Union Club of Upper Canada#comment-419 - The New York Clipper, June 30, 1860 reports on a game between the Mohawk of Schenectady and the Union of Union College. Gives a box score. Same, June 2, 1860, gives the box score of a May 19 game between th...)
- 09:54, 12 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Wide Awake Club of Green Island v Star Club of Troy on 16 August 1860#comment-418 - New York Clipper, Oct. 5, 1861 has the Saratoga of Saratoga beating the Wide Awake of Green Island, 27-20 on the 9th of September in Saratoga. Gives a box score. )
- 08:11, 12 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Priam Club of Troy#comment-417 - In 1861 this club merged with the National of Lansingburgh to form the Union of Lansingburgh, which see.)
- 08:10, 12 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (National Club of Lansingburgh#comment-416 - This club morphed into the Union Club of Lansingburgh in 1861, which see.)
- 13:03, 10 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pioneer Club of Albany#comment-415 - The Daily Albany Argus, July 6, 1866 report the "Oriental Champions Jr>' beating the Pioneers Jr. of Albany. Is this the same club? A junior version of the same club?)
- 13:02, 10 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Champion Club of Albany#comment-414 - The Daily Albany Argus, July 6, 1866 report the "Oriental Champions Jr>' beating the Pioneers Jr. of Albany. Is this the same club? A junior version of the same club?)
- 17:49, 8 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Western Club of Indianapolis#comment-413 - The Indianapolis Daily Herald, May 19, 1866 reports this club played the Wabash of Lafayette for the state championship. The Western won.)
- 09:27, 8 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1864c.56#comment-412 - Postwar, Camp Douglas was the site of numerous baseball games between the amateur clubs of Chicago. Cf. The Chicago Tribune Sept. 6, 1865.)
- 08:13, 6 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Columbia Club of Buffalo#comment-411 - The Buffalo Commercial, Aug. 19, 1868 reports on a game of the club of the Columbia Hose Company, vs. the Erie BBC. Is this the same as the Columbia club?)
- 14:02, 4 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Lorillard Club of Rhinebeck#comment-410 - The Buffalo Daily Courier, Oct. 11, 1865 has the Lorillard playing the Hudson River BBC of Newburgh on the 14th for the championship of the Hudson River.)
- 14:01, 4 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Invincible Club of Buffalo#comment-409 - See also the Buffalo Commercial, Aug. 4, 1869. The game was played at the corner of 6th and York Streets, the usual place for Buffalo baseball games.)
- 13:45, 4 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Columbia Club of Buffalo#comment-408 - The Buffalo Commercial, May 3, 1869 reports the election of officers to this club.)
- 09:28, 4 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Star Club of Buffalo#comment-407 - This club is sometimes called the Star Club of Black Rock. Black Rock was annexed by Buffalo in 1853. Cf. the New York Clipper, Dec. 24, 1867.)
- 12:09, 3 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Clifton Club of Buffalo#comment-406 - Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" says the Clifton Club was founded in 1867. Cites the Buffalo Morning Express, Nov. 7, 1897. The 1867 Cliftons may be a reorganization of the earlier Clifton Club.)
- 08:52, 3 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Modlin on 30 May 1919#comment-405 - Modlin is a fortress city just north of Warsaw.)
- 08:15, 3 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Eagle Club of Buffalo#comment-404 - The Eagle was still active in 1868. See Buffalo Daily Courier, July 7, 1868.)
- 08:14, 3 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Frontier Club of Buffalo#comment-403 - The Buffalo Courier, April 8, 1869 reports on a meeting of the Frontier BBC.)
- 08:05, 3 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Lockport#comment-402 - The Buffalo Morning Express, April 7, 1868 reports the formation of the Excelsior BBC of Lockport, presumably a different club with the same name.)
- 07:08, 3 May 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Westerns Club of Indianapolis#comment-401 - Is this club the same as the Western Star Club?)
- 08:51, 29 April 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Wicket in Granville in 1840#comment-400 - See the Hartford Courant, June 6 and June 27, 1840 for more. The game was 25 a side, and Hartford won.)
- 09:03, 26 April 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1841.12#comment-399 - Reprinted with commentary in the New Orleans Times Picayune, May 25, 1841.)
- 09:01, 26 April 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1834.6#comment-398 - The Hartford Courant, May 26, 1834 prints an article on a wicket game between Hartford and Litchfield.)
- 16:08, 2 March 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Manchester Mirror printers v Other Manchester printers on 6 April 1858#comment-395 - They played 3 games, each to 25, that day. See Manchester Daily Mirror, April 9, 1858.)
- 07:59, 1 March 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Frontier Club of Buffalo#comment-394 - The Buffalo Express, Oct. 16, 1858 gives the roster of the "Frontier Club--Suspension Bridge" which is to play the Buffalo BBC. It is an eleven a side game, with "4th base" "shortstop" and "backer" (of the cat...)
- 15:55, 26 February 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (W.D.’s side v P.B.’s side on 24 November 1859#comment-393 - This game report is from the Augusta Daily Constitutionalist, Nov. 26, 1859.)
- 06:35, 20 February 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Waukegan Base Ball Club#comment-392 - The Waukegan Weekly Gazette, Aug. 1, Aug. 22, Sept. 19, 1874 mentions the base ball clubs in Waukegan, including the Waukegans, Nationals (north side team) and Belvideres (south side team). This 1874 club has n...)
- 10:35, 4 February 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1862.53#comment-391 - The brigade was stationed near Murfreesboro, TN in Dec. 25, 1862. [ba])
- 13:58, 24 January 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Uganda in 1999#comment-390 - A Little League team from Kampala, Uganda competed in the 2008 Middle East-Africa Regional.)
- 08:55, 21 January 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Most Wanted Research#comment-389 - Larry, take a look at online photos of the feathery golf balls. Some seem to exhibit a similar stitch pattern to the figure 8/double dumbbell pattern that Harrison Harwood popularized for baseballs.)
- 08:33, 21 January 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Bonnie Blue Club of Montgomery#comment-388 - In 1874 Montgomery had 4 clubs--the Southern, Maddox, Haymaker and Hardee. See Union Springs Herald, 7-22-74.)
- 06:02, 20 January 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Most Wanted Research#comment-387 - Larry, you've added some research questions since I replied regarding Longameta. Longameta is mentioned in an 1897 Croat language student magazine of Sarajevo, Bosnia, as one of the children's games. Croatia at th...)
- 05:57, 20 January 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Nassaus Club of Princeton#comment-386 - See John Thorne's "Our Game" blog, Jan. 2, 2018, for more on this team and on baseball at Princeton. Nassau Hall was a central part of the campus, and of the 1777 Battle of Princeton.)
- 05:55, 20 January 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Amherst College Club of Amherst#comment-385 - John Thorne's "Our Game" blog has a long article on this game, and one newspaper's reaction to it.)
- 06:00, 16 January 2018 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Most Wanted Research#comment-384 - Larry: I sent you an email with a link to an 1897 mention. Bruce)
- 09:31, 5 December 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Proud Mahaska Club of Oskaloosa#comment-382 - The Chicago Tribune 9-20-67 reports that on the 18th at Des Moines the Rough and Ready defeated the Proud Mahaska.)
- 05:17, 17 November 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Columbia Club of Berlin#comment-380 - The American Register, April 13, 1872, p. 3: “Base Ball in Berlin” from our own correspondent. Berlin April 7. “With the return of spring and sunshine has come a revival of the interest so universally man...)
- 10:06, 5 November 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Keystone Club of Hebron#comment-379 - The Woodstock Sentinel, June 25, 1862 reports that the Union School of the Hebron district just had a picnic which featured "ball playing.")
- 10:05, 5 November 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Prairie City Club of Ripon#comment-378 - The Janesville Daily Gazette, May 30, 1`862 reports that in Ripon recently, a boy hit and killed his brother accidentally by hitting him in the jaw with a "all club" while "playing ball." It sounds as if thi...)
- 07:25, 9 October 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Bear Butte Club of Crook City#comment-377 - The Black Hills Weekly Pioneer, June 4, 1881 reports that "a few days ago the boys of Crook City organized a base ball club.")
- 03:48, 7 October 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Meteor Club of Addison#comment-376 - The Monitors of Corning defeated the Meteors of Addison 61-29 on 6-17-1867. See Oct. 2017 issue of the 19th Century Baseball Committee Newsletter (SABR). )
- 09:38, 8 August 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Montreal#comment-375 - An exhibit on Montreal baseball history at Montreal City Hall says a game under the MA rules was played in 1860 at the "Champ de Mars," just behind city hall. See http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montr...)
- 06:25, 15 July 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Florence#comment-373 - The Cairo Bulletin, Aug. 13, 1875 says the Paducah Idlewilds defeated the Florence, AL team 36-11, for a purse of $100.)
- 04:33, 8 July 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Mechanics Club of Brattleboro#comment-372 - This is from the Burlington Weekly Free Press, 8-31-1860.)
- 06:51, 7 July 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Star Base Ball Club of Sing Sing#comment-371 - This is probably the Mt. Pleasant Military Academy, a historic college prep military school.)
- 15:39, 5 July 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Newark Jr.#comment-370 - John Zinn writes that this club formed earlier in 1855, citing the Newark Daily Advertiser, June 26, 1855. And that it may be the first junior club we know of.)
- 04:16, 29 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pastimes Club of Richmond#comment-369 - Alexander G. Babcock (1835-94) was a northerner who'd played for the Brooklyn Atlantics, but fought for the Confederacy. )
- 04:15, 29 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Richmond Club of Richmond#comment-368 - Alexander G. Babcock (1835-94) was the brother of William Babcock. Both played for the Brooklyn Atlantics. Alex fought for the Confederacy, as one of Mosby's raiders. )
- 06:53, 25 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire Club of New Orleans v Orleans Club of New Orleans on 7 April 1860#comment-367 - This is probably the game that occurred between these teams on March 11th. See New Orleans Delta, March 11, 1860.)
- 06:41, 25 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pioneer Club of Grand Rapids#comment-366 - The Grand Haven News, May 25, 1859, notes the formation of a base ball club in Grand Rapids. It mentions that the eidtor and others played the game as youths.)
- 10:59, 24 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Preliminary IL Data on Early Base Ball#comment-365 - As of June 2017: of the 22 Illinois cities with 5,000 pop. or more in 1870, all had baseball by 1867. Of the 49 towns 2-5,000, 39 had baseball by 1871, the other 10 by 1882. Of the 62 towns 1-2,0...)
- 10:41, 11 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Modoc Club of Beardstown#comment-364 - The Beardstown Central Illinoisan, Oct. 17, 1878 mentions a Red Stocking BBC of Beardstown.)
- 05:16, 11 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Indianola Club of Cincinnati#comment-363 - Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Aug. 30, 1869 mentions the Indianola Juniors playing the Amiables. Unclear whether this club is the junior version of the Indianolas, or whether the 1867 club was a junior club.)
- 05:53, 10 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Americans living in Haiti v US Navy sailors on 12 January 1913#comment-362 - The Haiti Sun, Oct. 29, 1950 reports that Haitian Captain Louis J. Ulysse is trying to organized Haiti baseball.)
- 12:59, 4 June 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Mansfield Base Ball Club#comment-361 - The first game in Mansfield was played Sept. 12, 1866 between he Mansfield BBC and the Exercise, won by the former 45-34.)
- 04:11, 31 May 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Upper Alton Baseball Club#comment-360 - Upper Alton is today a part of Alton.)
- 08:01, 26 May 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Richmond, IL#comment-359 - The Woodstock Sentinel June 25, 1862 mentions "ball-playing" at a picnic in Richmond, but isn't specific that it was base ball.)
- 09:34, 1 May 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Blue Stocking Base Ball Club of Nashville#comment-358 - The Tennessean July 3, 1870 reports that the Blue Stockings of Nashville left yesterday to play the Appollo of Shelbyville at Shelbyville.)
- 07:45, 31 March 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Dundee#comment-357 - See also Chicago Tribune, July 31, 1896 and Sept. 21, 1896; June 19, 1898 and Aug. 20, 1898.)
- 08:14, 15 March 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Sweepstakes Club of Kirkwood#comment-356 - The Monmouth Review, May 9, 1879 reports that the Kirkwood girls have formed a base ball club.)
- 10:14, 4 March 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Lone Star Club of Atlanta, IL#comment-355 - The Atlantas of Atlanta lost to the Alerts of Bloomington at Atlanta "last Thursday," according to the Mason City Journal, July 23, 1875.)
- 11:39, 26 February 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1779.1#comment-354 - It should be noted that NYC was occupied by the British army at this time. The occupation undoubtedly spurred cricket playing in the city.)
- 06:08, 10 January 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Olympic Club of Philadelphia#comment-353 - "The Olympic Club, of this city, which was the oldest organization in this country, is now defunct, internal dissensions having led to its disbandment. It was organized as a town ball club in 1833, and ad...)
- 10:36, 8 January 2017 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Racine College Club of Racine#comment-352 - The Church Journal, July 19, 1865, has an article on Racine College and its grounds on which, according to the article, there is a base ball field.)
- 09:58, 24 November 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Wide Awake Club of Harrodsburg#comment-351 - In this same year in Harrodsburg were the "Greasy Nine" BBC and the Independent BBC. See Kentucky People, 4-49-70 and 6-24-70.)
- 09:44, 24 October 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Salisbury in 1863#comment-350 - The Chicago Daily Inter Ocean, July 23, 1865 carries an article by a Union POW saying a "match game of base ball" was played at Salisbury Prison July 4, 1862.)
- 09:43, 24 October 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Baseball at Salisbury Prison Camp#comment-349 - This prison was in Salisbury NC, not Ohio.)
- 09:42, 24 October 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Baseball at Salisbury Prison Camp#comment-348 - The Chicago Daily Inter Ocean, July 23, 1865 carries an article by a Union POW saying a "match game of base ball" was played at Salisbury Prison July 4, 1862.)
- 10:46, 20 October 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1862c.2#comment-347 - This would appear to be a corrupted version of what actually happened at the Johnson Island POW Camp in Lake Erie, near Sandusky, Ohio. Confederate POWs there played several east-west games in 1864, a match spearheaded by LA P...)
- 13:10, 14 October 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Monitor Club of Niles#comment-346 - A report in several July 1867 newspapers that a ladies base ball club had been formed in Niles, is called a hoax. See Morris, "Baseball Fever.")
- 13:40, 10 October 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Emerson BBC#comment-345 - The Grand Forks Daily Herald, July 24, 1883 says the Emerson BBC has arrived at Grand Forks to lay the local team.)
- 09:11, 9 October 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Unknown Club of Weeksville#comment-344 - This Henson Club played the Unknowns of Weeksville Nov. 15, 1859. See Weekly Anglo-African, Dec. 10, 1859, which gives a box score of the game (won by the Henson, 54-43). These two teams may have played in J...)