Family and local history for Skidmore and northwest Missouri.
We suspect there were some heated opinions on both sides of this issue. From the May 12, 1921 Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), page 1: To Vote on Sunday Ball.The matter of Sunday baseball having been the bone of contention among… Read moreSunday Baseball, 1921
A sports editorial from the Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), June 8, 1916, page 1: The Ball Game Last Sunday the ball game between Skidmore and Graham resulted in a victory for the latter by a score of 13 to 10…. Read moreThe Boys Have Got to Practice, 1916
From the May 6, 1915 edition of the Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), page 6: Skidmore to Have Baseball Team. As soon as grounds can be graded, Skidmore will be represented by a ball team. The diamond will be in… Read moreFundraising for the Baseball Team, 1914
The first baseball game of the season was played in 1907 Skidmore, Missouri on a cold day in late May.
Skidmore, Missouri’s baseball team goes on the road to Clarinda and College Springs in southern Iowa in 1905.
Skidmore, Missouri gains a new baseball field in 1901.
The Skidmore, Missouri baseball team defeats the team from Mound City in May 1903.
Skidmore, Missouri plays host to a baseball game between a team from Maryville and a team from Fillmore in 1902.
The Skidmore, Missouri baseball team hosts a visiting team from Clarinda, Iowa, for a game in August 1909. (Skidmore, Missouri, history, baseball, Clarinda, Iowa)
Baseball takes hold in Skidmore, Missouri in the early 1900s.