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    1862 Espn

    I'm trying to do a little research on popular professional sports clubs of the day, for camp discussion purposes. I'm not quite sure if such a thing even existed (at least popularly) until after the war, but nevertheless I figured this would be the place to ask. I know Baseball was popular in the 60's, but I'm not completely sure when the professional occupation of baseball player actually started.

    Also, I'm aware that several men's athletic's clubs existed during the era. Does anyone know of any cases during which some of these clubs joined up together to serve in the same company? In addition, does anyone know how these clubs were organized (did they meet on the weekends/nightly/were they public organizations or private clubs)?

    Thanks in advance! As always, I will do my own research on the topic and post anything that I find which might be of interest to the community.

    EDIT: Grabbed this bit off LOC's site: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/jrhtml/jrgmbeg.html
    Talks about the Brooklyn Athletics (including a photo)

    Well ... I wish I would have found this sooner ... it answered most of my questions. VERY interesting article if anyone wishes to learn about the topic:
    Smithsonian Civil War Studies | A program of The Smithsonian Associates | Smithsonian Institution
    http://civilwarstudies.org/articles/Vol_5/cwbaseball.htm
    The Smithsonian Associates is our nation's outstanding adult learning center for Civil War Studies with thought-provoking courses, seminars, lectures, and battlefield tours conducted by outstanding scholars and study tour leaders.


    Still don't have all my questions asked though ...
    Last edited by Eric Burke; 12-06-2003, 09:37 PM.
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    [URL="http://xvcorps.blogspot.com/"]Forty Rounds: Fifteenth Army Corps, 1862-1865[/URL], Blog Owner.

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    [B]Pvt. James Swingler Chandler (3x Great Grandfather)
    [/B]Co. H, 111th Illinois Volunteer Infantry
    [B]Pvt. John D. Linthicum (4x Great Grandfather)
    [/B]Co. F, 118th Illinois Volunteer Infantry
    [B]Pvt. Martin Van Buren Straight (3x Great Grandfather)
    [/B]Co. E, 23rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry
    [B]Cpl. Andreas Schoen (3x Great Grandfather)
    [/B]Co. A, 30th Missouri Volunteer Infantry
    [B]Pvt. Madison Burke (3x Great Grandfather)
    [/B]Battery B, 1st Ohio Volunteer Heavy Artillery
    [B]Pvt. Eli Bell (4x Great Grandfather)
    [/B]Co. C, 31st Alabama Infantry[/i][/SIZE]
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    Re: 1862 Espn

    I know baseball was popular in the 60's, but I'm not completely sure when the professional occupation of baseball player actually started.
    The Cincinnati Redstockings had the first professional baseball team in 1869.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

    Aaron Schwieterman
    Cincinnati

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    • #3
      Re: 1862 Espn

      Sounds like this guy was reading your mind. :)
      We'll have to wait and see if this becomes the "definitive volume" on Civil War baseball.

      Page not found - Princeton University Players
      http://pup.princeton.edu/titles/7497.html


      Baseball in Blue and Gray:
      The National Pastime during the Civil War
      George B. Kirsch

      Cloth | 2003 | $19.95 / £12.95 | ISBN: 0-691-05733-8

      BTW, Chapter One can be previewed and contains some very useful info.
      Last edited by Jack Booda; 12-06-2003, 11:06 PM.
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      • #4
        Re: 1862 Espn

        Jesus, my Christmas list is gonna be at least 500 items long this year.
        [SIZE="4"][B][COLOR=RoyalBlue]Eric Michael Burke[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE]
        [B][I][SIZE="2"][COLOR="SlateGray"]"BLACKJACK!"[/COLOR][/SIZE][/I][/B]
        [I][URL="http://www.saltriverrifles.com"]Salt River Rifles[/URL][/I]

        [URL="http://xvcorps.blogspot.com/"]Forty Rounds: Fifteenth Army Corps, 1862-1865[/URL], Blog Owner.

        [SIZE="1"][i][U][B][COLOR="DimGray"]In Proud Memorium:[/COLOR][/B][/U]
        [B]Pvt. James Swingler Chandler (3x Great Grandfather)
        [/B]Co. H, 111th Illinois Volunteer Infantry
        [B]Pvt. John D. Linthicum (4x Great Grandfather)
        [/B]Co. F, 118th Illinois Volunteer Infantry
        [B]Pvt. Martin Van Buren Straight (3x Great Grandfather)
        [/B]Co. E, 23rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry
        [B]Cpl. Andreas Schoen (3x Great Grandfather)
        [/B]Co. A, 30th Missouri Volunteer Infantry
        [B]Pvt. Madison Burke (3x Great Grandfather)
        [/B]Battery B, 1st Ohio Volunteer Heavy Artillery
        [B]Pvt. Eli Bell (4x Great Grandfather)
        [/B]Co. C, 31st Alabama Infantry[/i][/SIZE]

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