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Connecticut's Heritage Gateway (1996 words) |
 | Hartford was a charter member of the National Baseball League in 1876 with Morgan G. Bulkeley (1837-1922) as head of the new sport. |
| In recent years, with the Hartford Whalers and the New Haven Nighthawks hockey teams, the jai alai players at the state's three frontons, and the opening of modern indoor areas such as the Hartford Civic Center (1975) and New Haven Coliseum (1972), the state has added its claim to professional major and minor league sports. |
| At the same time, the average fan may be as interested in his or her local high school, softball team, or midweek soccer contest, not to forget the ever-present lure of the outdoors. |
| Hog River Journal - Dark Blues (3284 words) |
| Hartford came to know Bob Ferguson in 1875 when he signed a contract to manage and play third base for the city’s entry in the National Association (1871-1875), America’s first professional baseball league. |
| The Dark Blues, whose uniform stockings were just that, finished next to last in their first professional season. |
| The Dark Blues debuted in the National League on April 27 in Brooklyn against the New York Mutuals. |
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