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<p>‎<span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">1868: </span> - added another link</span></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr style="vertical-align: top;" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 02:03, 18 April 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l37" >Line 37:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 37:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| Sept. 3, 1868 || Sep. 4, 1868 - ''Daily Press and Herald'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37607489/1868_holstons_and_cumberland_jr/ article link]) || Holstons 26 || Cumberland (Jr. Club) 32 || also reported on Sep. 10, 1868 in ''Knoxville Press and Messenger'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37608036/1868_holston_bbc_lost_to_the/ article link]) &#160;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| Sept. 3, 1868 || Sep. 4, 1868 - ''Daily Press and Herald'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37607489/1868_holstons_and_cumberland_jr/ article link]) || Holstons 26 || Cumberland (Jr. Club) 32 || also reported on Sep. 10, 1868 in ''Knoxville Press and Messenger'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37608036/1868_holston_bbc_lost_to_the/ article link]) &#160;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|-</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|-</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| Sep. 12, 1868 || Sep. 13, 1868 ''The Tennessean'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37608454/1868_full_report_of_holston_and/ article link]) || Holstons 10 || Nashville 34 || 1st game for Championship of the State.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| Sep. 12, 1868 || Sep. 13, 1868 ''The Tennessean'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37608454/1868_full_report_of_holston_and/ article link]) || Holstons 10 || Nashville 34 || 1st game for Championship of the State. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Also report on Sep. 18, 1868 in ''The Athens Post'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-athens-post-1868sep18-baseball-cha/36308251/ article link])</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|-</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|-</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| Sep. 24, 1868 || Sep. 25, 1868 - ''Daily Press and Herald'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36308329/1868_the_match_game_for_the/ article link]) || Holstons 30 || Nashville 29 || 2nd game for Championship of the State. 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<p>Creation</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Overview ==<br /> Early base ball games (1867-68) involving the Holston Base Ball Club of Knoxville, Tennessee.<br /> <br /> == 1867 ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Match Date !! Reported !! Club !! Club !! Notes<br /> |-<br /> | May 4, 1867 || May 8, 1867 - ''Brownlow's Knoxville Whig'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36310542/1867_knoxville_and_holston_base_ball/ article link]) || Holstons L || Knoxville W ||<br /> |-<br /> | May 11, 1867 || May 15, 1867 - ''Brownlow's Knoxville Whig'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37600647/1867_knoxville_and_holstons_play_base/ article link])|| Holstons W || Knoxville L ||<br /> |-<br /> | || May 20, 1867 - ''Memphis Daily Post'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37578514/1867_mountain_city_bbc_defeated/ article link]) || Holstons 45 || Mountain City (Chattanooga) 86 ||<br /> |-<br /> | July 4, 1867 || July 6, 1867 - ''Knoxville Daily Free Press'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37597555/1867_holstons_and_emmet_bbcs_play/ article link)] || Holstons 65 || Emmett 12 || Game closed after 5 innings<br /> |-<br /> | Sep. 3, 1867 || Sep. 5, 1867 - ''Knoxville Daily Free Press'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37602053/1867_1st_game_of_state_championship/ article link]) || Holstons 50 || Mountain City (Chattanooga) 79 || 1st game of championship of the state series.<br /> |-<br /> | Sep. 13/14, 1867 || Sep. 18, 1867 - ''Brownlow's Knoxville Whig'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36307571/1867_championship_base_ball_series/ article link]) || Holstons 52 || Mountain City (Chattanooga) 31 || 2nd game of championship of the state series. <br /> |-<br /> | Sep. 21, 1867 || Sep. 25, 1867 - ''Brownlow's Knoxville Whig'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37602318/1867_3rd_game_between_mt_city_bbc/ article link]) || Holstons W || Mountain City (Chattanooga) L || 3rd game of championship of the state series. Game played in Athens.<br /> |-<br /> | Nov. 6, 1867 || Nov. 7, 1867 - ''Knoxville Daily Herald'' - ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36313707/1867_base_ball_tournament_second/ article link]) || Holstons 90 || Knoxville 25 || 2nd day of Knoxville Base Ball Tournament<br /> |-<br /> | Nov. 28, 1867 || Nov. 30, 1867 - ''Knoxville Daily Herald'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37603474/1867_details_of_game_between_gate/ article link])|| Holstons 18 || Gate City (Atlanta) 21 || Also reported on Dec. 4, 1867 in ''Brownlow's Knoxville Whig'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36295762/1867_results_of_the_gate_city_club/ article link])<br /> |-<br /> | Dec. 7, 1867 || Dec 8, 1867 - ''Knoxville Daily Herald'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37515647/knoxville_daily_herald_dec_8_1867_p/ article link]) || Holstons (2nd 9) 34 || Knoxville 14 || &quot;Only five innings were played.&quot;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == 1868 ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> ! Match Date !! Reported !! Club !! Club !! Notes<br /> |-<br /> | Aug. 25, 1868 || Aug. 26, 1868 - ''Daily Press and Herald'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37606797/1868_game_between_1st_nine_of/ article link]) || Holstons 14 || Picked Field (Picked Nine) 15 || Game stopped on account of rain at end of 3rd inning.<br /> |-<br /> | Aug. 29, 1868 || Aug. 30, 1868 - ''Daily Press and Herald'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37607187/1868_holstons_bbc_played_a_picked/ article link]) || Holstons 44 || Picked Nine (Picked Field) 10 || Seven innings played.<br /> |-<br /> | Sept. 3, 1868 || Sep. 4, 1868 - ''Daily Press and Herald'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37607489/1868_holstons_and_cumberland_jr/ article link]) || Holstons 26 || Cumberland (Jr. Club) 32 || also reported on Sep. 10, 1868 in ''Knoxville Press and Messenger'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37608036/1868_holston_bbc_lost_to_the/ article link]) <br /> |-<br /> | Sep. 12, 1868 || Sep. 13, 1868 ''The Tennessean'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37608454/1868_full_report_of_holston_and/ article link]) || Holstons 10 || Nashville 34 || 1st game for Championship of the State.<br /> |-<br /> | Sep. 24, 1868 || Sep. 25, 1868 - ''Daily Press and Herald'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36308329/1868_the_match_game_for_the/ article link]) || Holstons 30 || Nashville 29 || 2nd game for Championship of the State. Also reported on Oct. 1, 1868 in ''Knoxville Press and Messenger'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36307187/1868_2nd_game_of_state_base_ball/ article link])<br /> |-<br /> | Oct. 9, 1868 || Oct. 11, 1868 - ''Daily Press and Herald'' ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37519061/1868_nashville_defeats_holstons_in/ article link]) || Holstons 18 || Nashville 21 || 3rd game for Championship of the State.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == References / Resources ==<br /> <br /> * various newspapers at [https://www.newspapers.com Newspapers.com]<br /> * Christopher Ryland's early base ball blog [https://threehandsdead.wordpress.com/tag/holston-club-of-knoxville/ ''Three Hands Dead'']<br /> * Holston Club of Knoxville at [http://protoball.org/Holston_Club_of_Knoxville Protoball.org]<br /> * Allen, Ronald R. ''Same Old Smokies: A brief history of baseball in Knoxville, Tennessee, 1865-1954'', self published, 2008<br /> <br /> == Credit ==<br /> This page was researched by Dr. William Hardy and Mark D. Aubrey. Formatted and presented by Mark D. Aubrey.<br /> <br /> Please see [[Copyright_info | Copyright info]].</div>

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