La Crosse

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Posted By: Little Lee

OK Guys,

If the the team is from La Crosse, Wisconsin, in the N284 set, does any one know what the name of the team might be?

Thanks again, Little Lee



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Posted By: effe

The LOC lists LaCrosse as a member of the Northwest League.
You can find a picture of one of the Buchners here too.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/bbhtml/bbhome.html

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Posted By: Little Lee

Thanks Effe,

But what was the name of the team?

Little Lee

"Smith's Law, Murphy was and optimist"
"He with the most cards gets a second chance at life"

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Posted By: effe

Dear John,
It's entirely possible that the team was simply known as La Crosse. I've
found articles from the newspapers of the time about the organization of the
league, and an account of La Crosse's opening day game against Minneapolis
on April 30, 1887, and in each case, the team is simply referred to as "La
Crosse," or the "La Crosse club," or the "La Crosse nine." (Kennedy, who I
believe is on the card you are referring to, was the opening day pitcher for
La Crosse.) Later sources that cover the history of baseball in La Crosse
also fail to mention any team name. The corporate name of the La Crosse
organization was the La Crosse Baseball Association. The team finished
their one and only season in sixth place out of eight teams with a 45 - 77
record.
Sincerely,
Bill P.
Associate Archives Librarian

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Posted By: Little Lee

Thanks John,

For the great explanation of that the name might be.

Little Lee

"Smith's Law, Murphy was and optimist"
"He with the most cards gets a second chance at life"