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Birth Of Baseball In Wise County About 1893
Morgan recalls Wise County baseball beginning around 1893 with promoters Marshier and the McCulgan brothers from Norton. He notes early pioneers from nearby towns, the first diamond on Yellow Creek, and community leaders like Judge Alerson and Dr. Cherry guiding the sport amid hard times and growing attendance. The account covers early sites on Yellow Creek, then Lipps property, and Kelly Park before a later ball ground near the fair ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
LPIL
Wise County
McCulgan Boys
Bill
Charlie
He McNally Hays
Josh
Mike
John Rogers
Trautman
Norton
Bull Pen
Wise
Henry Dicenson
Russell County
T. M. Aledison
Yellow Creek
Fair Grounds
Cleveland
T. M. Alerson
T. M. Cherry
E. M. Fulton
Trigg Miller
Gladeville
Kelly Park
J. J. Kelly
Ball Club
Kelly