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Spalding

American  
[spawl-ding] / ˈspɔl dɪŋ /

noun

  1. Albert, 1888–1953, U.S. violinist.

  2. a male given name.

Spalding British  
/ ˈspɔːldɪŋ /

noun

  1. a town in E England, in S Lincolnshire: noted for its bulbfields. Pop: 22 081 (2001)

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Albert Spalding was the most powerful owner in baseball and an ambassador for the newly established National League.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Spalding was born in 1850 in Byron, Ill. His widowed mother sent him at age 11 to live with his aunt and uncle in nearby Rockford, where he first played baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Mr. Stein recounts how Spalding hoped to induce star players in the Players’ League to rejoin the National League.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“Chemistry,” setter Tommy Spalding said about the Sea Hawks’ triumph.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Indeed, courses of lectures were available far and wide: in Newcastle, in Spalding, in Scarborough, in Bath.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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