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Posted By: <b>Little Lee</b><p>OK Guys,<br /><br /> 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?<br /><br />Thanks again, Little Lee<br /><br /><br><br> "Smith's Law, Murphy was and optimist"<br />"He with the most cards gets a second chance at life"

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Posted By: <b>effe</b><p>The LOC lists LaCrosse as a member of the Northwest League.<br />You can find a picture of one of the Buchners here too.<br /><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/bbhtml/bbhome.html" target=_new>http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/bbhtml/bbhome.html</a>

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Posted By: <b>Little Lee</b><p>Thanks Effe,<br /><br /> But what was the name of the team?<br /><br />Little Lee<br><br> "Smith's Law, Murphy was and optimist"<br />"He with the most cards gets a second chance at life"

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

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Posted By: <b>Little Lee</b><p>Thanks John,<br /><br /> For the great explanation of that the name might be.<br /><br />Little Lee<br><br> "Smith's Law, Murphy was and optimist"<br />"He with the most cards gets a second chance at life"