books.google.com - In the spring of 1865, the first spring after the end of the Civil War, three baseball clubs were founded in downtown Columbus. This local enthusiasm for the game reflected the national trend during the post-war era, when baseball, or "base ball" as it was called, was spreading rapidly throughout the...http://books.google.com/books/about/Baseball_in_Columbus.html?id=WSRH3D8WQjoC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBaseball in Columbus
