Baseball, Ohio (Part 16)
Twin City News December 24, 1947 James Temple Editor (Chicago Man) Still Goes By Name Of "Basil " By Lewis Keith Cook "A Chicago citizen is troubled about the town (Basil) name. He had promised his mother to hold a re-christening ceremony when the name was changed (to Baltimore). 'Blendon' did not sound like a boy's name. 'Baseball' was no more suitable than the 'lost' boy found here some years ago trying to escape 'America Fourth-of-July ' considered his name. Our Chicago